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Primary Traits
17.6 g
0 m - 1,000 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
English name
White-rumped Swallow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Tachycineta
Species
leucorrhoa
Data source
BSA, 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
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
19 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
13 g
Maximum unsexed mass
21 g
Average mass
17.6 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,000 m
Typical elevation
500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.4
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cavity (tree)
Nest substrate
Building, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
15 d
Maximum incubation period
16 d
Minimum fledging period
21 d
Maximum fledging period
25 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
5.5
Average fledging period
23 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Sedentary