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Primary Traits
13.7 g
850 m - 2,200 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Hirundo atrocaerulea
English name
Blue Swallow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Hirundo
Species
atrocaerulea
Data source
BA, SAM, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Endangered
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
13 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
13 g
Maximum unsexed mass
15 g
Average mass
13.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
850 m
Typical upper elevation
2,200 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,350 m
Typical elevation
1,525 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.3
Record section
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
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Building, Ground
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
14 d
Maximum incubation period
17 d
Minimum fledging period
20 d
Maximum fledging period
26 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
23 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory