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Primary Traits
26.3 g
0 m - 800 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Cecropis melanocrissus
English name
African Red-rumped Swallow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Cecropis
Species
melanocrissus
Data source
BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
No data
Range restricted
No data
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
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
23 g
Maximum unsexed mass
30 g
Average mass
26.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
800 m
Maximum elevation
M
Elevation range
800 m
Typical elevation
400 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Plains
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, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Dome
Nest substrate
Building, Pole, Rock
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
11 d
Maximum incubation period
16 d
Minimum fledging period
20 d
Maximum fledging period
27 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
23.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary