White-thighed swallow

Species of bird

White-thighed swallow
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Atticora
Species:
A. tibialis
Binomial name
Atticora tibialis
(Cassin, 1853)

The white-thighed swallow (Atticora tibialis) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus, Neochelidon.

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Atticora tibialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22712143A137680214. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22712143A137680214.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

Further reading

  • Chesser, R.T.; et al. (2016). "Fifty-seventh Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds". The Auk. 133 (3): 544–560. doi:10.1642/AUK-16-77.1.
  • Sheldon, F.H.; Whittingham, L.A.; Moyle, R.G.; Slikas, B.; Winkler, D.W. (2005). "Phylogeny of swallows (Aves: Hirundinidae) estimated from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequencing". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 35 (1): 254–270. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.11.008. PMID 15737595.
  • Stiles, F. Gary (September 2007). "Proposal 314: Revise the generic limits of Neotropical swallows". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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Swallows (family: Hirundinidae)
River martins (subfamily: Pseudochelidoninae · genus: Pseudochelidon)
Genus
Pseudochelidon
All other swallows and martins (subfamily: Hirundininae)
Genus
Psalidoprocne
(saw-wings)
Pseudhirundo
Cheramoeca
Phedina
Phedinopsis
Riparia
(sand martins)
Neophedina
Tachycineta
(tree swallows)
Progne
Orochelidon
Atticora
Pygochelidon
Stelgidopteryx
Alopochelidon
Hirundo
(barn swallows)
Ptyonoprogne
(crag martins)
Delichon
(house martins)
Cecropis
Petrochelidon
Cheramoeca
Taxon identifiers
Neochelidon tibialis


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