Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopicaBlanford, WT, 1869
English (US) Ethiopian Swallow
The Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica) 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.
- Scientific name
- Hirundo aethiopica
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ethiopian Swallow
- Described by
- Blanford, WT, 1869
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hirundo aethiopica aethiopica
- Hirundo aethiopica amadoni
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Blanford, WT, 1869
- Type locality
- northern Ethiopia; type from Barakit, Tigre.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.4, no.23 p.329
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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