Grey-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga(Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
English (US) Gray-rumped Swallow
UK name: Grey-rumped Swallow
The Grey-rumped Swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga) 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
- Pseudhirundo griseopyga
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-rumped Swallow
- English (UK)
- Grey-rumped Swallow
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pseudhirundo griseopyga melbina
- Pseudhirundo griseopyga griseopyga
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo griseopyga
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
- Type locality
- Durban, Natal.
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.4 p.107
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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