White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris(Shaw, G, 1796)
English (US) White-collared Swift
The White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) 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 Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Streptoprocne zonaris
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-collared Swift
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1796)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Streptoprocne zonaris mexicana
- Streptoprocne zonaris bouchellii
- Streptoprocne zonaris pallidifrons
- Streptoprocne zonaris minor
- Streptoprocne zonaris albicincta
- Streptoprocne zonaris subtropicalis
- Streptoprocne zonaris altissima
- Streptoprocne zonaris kuenzeli
- Streptoprocne zonaris zonaris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo zonaris
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1796)
- Type locality
- No locality, but assumed to be Brazil, restricted to Chapada, Matto Grosso by Chapman, antea, p. 605, a very improbable locality.
- Original description
- Cimelia Physica. Figures of rare and curious quadrupeds, birds, etc., together with several of the most elegant plants p.100 pl.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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