South African Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon spilodera(Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
English (US) South African Cliff Swallow
The South African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera) 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: southern Zimbabwe and South Africa; winters to lower Congo basinRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Petrochelidon spilodera
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- South African Cliff Swallow
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo spilodera
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
- Type locality
- South Africa; type from the Mooi River, Transvaal.
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.4 p.108
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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