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Species record

Spot-winged Falconet

Spiziapteryx circumcincta

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Primary Traits

FamilyFalconidae
OrderFalconiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatSavanna
DietVertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

181.7 g

Elevation

100 m - 500 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Spiziapteryx circumcincta

English name

Spot-winged Falconet

Order

Falconiformes

Family

Falconidae

Genus

Spiziapteryx

Species

circumcincta

Data source

HBW2, 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

Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

176 g

Maximum female mass

228 g

Minimum male mass

124 g

Maximum male mass

164 g

Minimum unsexed mass

149 g

Maximum unsexed mass

249 g

Average mass

181.7 g

Minimum elevation

0 m

Typical lower elevation

100 m

Typical upper elevation

500 m

Maximum elevation

750 m

Elevation range

400 m

Typical elevation

300 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Savanna

Habitat breadth

5

Primary diet

Vertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1

Record section

Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Other bird's nest

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

33 d

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

3

Average fledging period

33 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary