Black-collared Swallow
Pygochelidon melanoleuca(Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
English (US) Black-collared Swallow
The Black-collared Swallow (Pygochelidon melanoleuca) 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: rapids on rivers of the Guianas, southern Venezuela, and Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pygochelidon melanoleuca
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-collared Swallow
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo melanoleuca
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
- Type locality
- Rio Grande do Belmonte, Baia.
- Original description
- Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 1 p.342 (or p.345), note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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