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Primary Traits
15.8 g
0 m - 4,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Riparia diluta
English name
Pale Sand Martin
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Riparia
Species
diluta
Data source
HBW, BOTW, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
PI
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
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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
14 g
Maximum unsexed mass
17 g
Average mass
15.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
4,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
4,500 m
Typical elevation
2,250 m
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Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Plains
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.7
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Family member helper
Nest type
Burrow
Nest substrate
No data
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
15 d
Maximum incubation period
25 d
Minimum fledging period
23 d
Maximum fledging period
23 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
5
Average fledging period
23 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory