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Primary Traits
23 g
0 m - 2,500 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Apus caffer
English name
White-rumped Swift
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Apus
Species
caffer
Data source
HBW5, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
18 g
Maximum unsexed mass
28 g
Average mass
23 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,500 m
Typical elevation
1,250 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Savanna
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.52
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Solitary
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Half cup, Other bird's nest
Nest substrate
Building, Nest, Rock
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
21 d
Maximum incubation period
23 d
Minimum fledging period
42 d
Maximum fledging period
46 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2
Average fledging period
44 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary