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Primary Traits
14.5 g
0 m - 1,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Hirundo neoxena
English name
Welcome Swallow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Hirundo
Species
neoxena
Data source
CBAB, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
AZ
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
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
12 g
Maximum unsexed mass
17 g
Average mass
14.5 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
Wetland
Habitat breadth
7
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.15
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
Half cup
Nest substrate
Building, Rock, Tree
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
9
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
14 d
Maximum incubation period
19 d
Minimum fledging period
18 d
Maximum fledging period
23 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
5.5
Average fledging period
20.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Sedentary