Black-collared swallow

Black-collared swallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Hirundinidae
Genus:Atticora
Species: A. melanoleuca
Binomial name
Atticora melanoleuca
(Wied, 1820)
Synonyms

Pygochelidon melanoleuca

The black-collared swallow (Atticora melanoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is rivers.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Pygochelidon melanoleuca". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22712140A118843844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22712140A118843844.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

Further reading

  • Sheldon, F.H.; Whittingham, L.A.; Moyle, R.G.; Slikas, B.; Winkler, D.W. (2005). "Phylogeny of swallows (Aves: Hirundinidae) estimated from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequencing". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 35 (1): 254–270. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.11.008.
  • Stiles, F. Gary (September 2007). "Proposal 314: Revise the generic limits of Neotropical swallows". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2017.


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