White-backed Swallow
Cheramoeca leucosterna(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) White-backed Swallow
The White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) 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: Australian mainland (except the tropics and the wetter eastern and southern coasts)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cheramoeca leucosterna
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-backed Swallow
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo leucosternus
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- Naomi River, New South Wales.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.95 p.172
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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