Sri Lanka Swallow
Cecropis hyperythra(Blyth, E, 1849)
English (US) Sri Lanka Swallow
The Sri Lanka Swallow (Cecropis hyperythra) 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: Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cecropis hyperythra
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sri Lanka Swallow
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo hyperythra
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1849)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 18, pt.2 p.814-815
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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