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Primary Traits
11 g
500 m - 2,400 m
48
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Psalidoprocne albiceps
English name
White-headed Saw-wing
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Psalidoprocne
Species
albiceps
Data source
BA, 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
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
7 g
Maximum female mass
14 g
Minimum male mass
6 g
Maximum male mass
14 g
Minimum unsexed mass
11 g
Maximum unsexed mass
14 g
Average mass
11 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
500 m
Typical upper elevation
2,400 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,900 m
Typical elevation
1,450 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.4
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Burrow
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
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
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant