Pied-winged Swallow
Hirundo leucosomaSwainson, WJ, 1837
English (US) Pied-winged Swallow
The Pied-winged Swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) 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: savanna of western Africa (Senegambia to far western Cameroon)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hirundo leucosoma
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pied-winged Swallow
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
- Type locality
- West Africa.
- Original description
- The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 2 p.74
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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