Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon fulva(Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
English (US) Cave Swallow
The Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) 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
- Petrochelidon fulva
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cave Swallow
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Petrochelidon fulva pallida
- Petrochelidon fulva citata
- Petrochelidon fulva fulva
- Petrochelidon fulva cavicola
- Petrochelidon fulva poeciloma
- Petrochelidon fulva puertoricensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo fulva
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
- Type locality
- Santo Domingo.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale, depuis Saint Dominique jusqu'à la baie de Hudson; contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois 1 p.62 pl.32
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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