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Species record

Buff-tailed Sicklebill

Eutoxeres condamini

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Primary Traits

FamilyTrochilidae
OrderCaprimulgiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietNectar
FlightFlies
Average mass

10 g

Elevation

180 m - 3,300 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Eutoxeres condamini

English name

Buff-tailed Sicklebill

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Trochilidae

Genus

Eutoxeres

Species

condamini

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

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

8 g

Maximum female mass

10 g

Minimum male mass

10 g

Maximum male mass

13 g

Minimum unsexed mass

9 g

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

10 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

180 m

Typical upper elevation

3,300 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

3,120 m

Typical elevation

1,740 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Nectar

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.22

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

Solitary breeder

Nest type

Cup/Bowl

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

2

Incubating sex

Female

Minimum incubation period

16 d

Maximum incubation period

18 d

Minimum fledging period

22 d

Maximum fledging period

24 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2

Average fledging period

23 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary