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Primary Traits
20.9 g
0 m - 2,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Tachycineta bicolor
English name
Tree Swallow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Tachycineta
Species
bicolor
Data source
BSA, BCR, SAM, 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
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
20 g
Maximum male mass
21 g
Minimum unsexed mass
17 g
Maximum unsexed mass
26 g
Average mass
20.9 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,500 m
Maximum elevation
3,100 m
Elevation range
2,500 m
Typical elevation
1,250 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Wetland
Habitat breadth
6
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.22
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
Monogamous, Polygynous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Cavity (tree)
Nest substrate
Pole, Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
8
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
11 d
Maximum incubation period
19 d
Minimum fledging period
18 d
Maximum fledging period
22 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
5
Average fledging period
20 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Sedentary