Atticora

Atticora is a genus of bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that are found in South America.

Atticora
White-banded swallow (Atticora fasciata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Subfamily: Hirundininae
Genus: Atticora
Gould, 1842

Species

The genus contains three species:[1]

ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
White-banded swallowAtticora fasciataBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
Black-capped swallowAtticora pileatasouth Mexico to west El Salvado
White-thighed swallowAtticora tibialisPanama to west Ecuador, west Amazonia

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Swallows". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 18 July 2021.


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