Black-capped Swallow
Atticora pileataGould, J, 1858
English (US) Black-capped Swallow
The Black-capped Swallow (Atticora pileata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: highlands of southern Mexico (Chiapas) to western HondurasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Atticora pileata
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-capped Swallow
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1858
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1858
- Type locality
- Guatemala.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.369 p.355
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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