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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | *Tail long and deeply forked | ||
*Shiny blue-black above | *Shiny blue-black above | ||
| − | *White | + | *White throat, chest and belly |
| − | *Narrow black chest | + | *Narrow black band separating chest and throat (brown in juvenile, which however has a deeper forked tail than [[Bank Swallow]]) |
| − | * | + | *Black vent-area (brown in juvenile) |
| + | *Underside of wings medium brown (coverts) or pale brown (flight feathers) | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], and [[Venezuela]]. <!--- Comment: I deleted the following countries because their inclusion clashed with the map shown in Restall. I wonder if the swallow is a rare visitor to these: [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], ---> |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Monotypic. | + | Monotypic. |
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| + | SACC has recently moved this species to genus ''[[:category:Pygochelidon|Pygochelidon]]''; Opus is waiting to see what the world-wide checklists do. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Near rivers with rapids and boulders. | Near rivers with rapids and boulders. | ||
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It nests in crevices in rocks. | It nests in crevices in rocks. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
| + | # [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop314.html SACC proposal] to change the genus of some swallows | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
Arthur Grosset | Arthur Grosset | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Atticora+melanoleuca}} | {{GSearch|Atticora+melanoleuca}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Atticora]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Atticora]] | ||
Revision as of 03:05, 19 September 2009
Photo by Arthur Grosset
- Atticora melanoleuca
Identification
- Tail long and deeply forked
- Shiny blue-black above
- White throat, chest and belly
- Narrow black band separating chest and throat (brown in juvenile, which however has a deeper forked tail than Bank Swallow)
- Black vent-area (brown in juvenile)
- Underside of wings medium brown (coverts) or pale brown (flight feathers)
Distribution
Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
SACC has recently moved this species to genus Pygochelidon; Opus is waiting to see what the world-wide checklists do.
Habitat
Near rivers with rapids and boulders.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes blackflies.
Breeding
It nests in crevices in rocks.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- SACC proposal to change the genus of some swallows
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-collared Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-collared_Swallow
Arthur Grosset
