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Primary Traits
4.4 g
900 m - 2,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Augastes lumachella
English name
Hooded Visorbearer
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Augastes
Species
lumachella
Data source
HBW5, BOTW
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
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
4 g
Maximum unsexed mass
5 g
Average mass
4.4 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
900 m
Typical upper elevation
2,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,100 m
Typical elevation
1,450 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Nectar
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.4
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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
Shrub/Bush/Vine, 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
15 d
Maximum incubation period
16 d
Minimum fledging period
20 d
Maximum fledging period
24 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2
Average fledging period
22 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary