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Primary Traits
21.7 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
Hirundo albigularis
English name
White-throated Swallow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Hirundo
Species
albigularis
Data source
BA, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
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
21 g
Maximum female mass
29 g
Minimum male mass
16 g
Maximum male mass
19 g
Minimum unsexed mass
16 g
Maximum unsexed mass
29 g
Average mass
21.7 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
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.52
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, Rock
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
15 d
Maximum incubation period
16 d
Minimum fledging period
20 d
Maximum fledging period
21 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
20.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory