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Tapajos Hermit

Phaethornis aethopygus

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Primary Traits

FamilyTrochilidae
OrderCaprimulgiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietNectar
FlightFlies
Average mass

3 g

Elevation

-

Data points

46

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Phaethornis aethopygus

English name

Tapajos Hermit

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Trochilidae

Genus

Phaethornis

Species

aethopygus

Data source

BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Vulnerable

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

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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

3 g

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

3 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

No data

Typical upper elevation

No data

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

No data

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

1

Primary diet

Nectar

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.7

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Lekking

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

Solitary breeder

Nest type

No data

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

No data

Maximum clutch size

No data

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

No data