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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Andorinha-de-coleira - C pia.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br />Teles Pire, Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]], September 2014]] |
| − | ;[[:category: | + | ;[[:category:Pygochelidon|Pygochelidon]] melanoleuca |
| − | + | ''Atticora melanoleuca'' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 14 cm | ||
*Tail long and deeply forked | *Tail long and deeply forked | ||
*Shiny blue-black above | *Shiny blue-black above | ||
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*Black vent-area (brown in juvenile) | *Black vent-area (brown in juvenile) | ||
*Underside of wings medium brown (coverts) or pale brown (flight feathers) | *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]], ---> | + | [[Image:Black-collared_Swallow.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Arthurgrosset|Arthur Grosset}}<br />São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, [[Brazil]], August 2004]] |
| + | [[South America]]: found in [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], and southern [[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== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | |
| − | + | Placed in genus ''[[:category:Atticora|Atticora]]'' by Gill and Donsker. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Near rivers with rapids and boulders. | Near rivers with rapids and boulders. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | They often form large flocks on boulders in blackwater rivers. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet includes blackflies. | + | The diet includes blackflies, beetles ants and wasps. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | It nests in crevices | + | It nests in rock crevices. The nest is formed from dry grass. Little else is known. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 |
| − | # 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 |
| − | # [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop314.html SACC proposal] to change the genus of some swallows | + | #Arthur Grosset |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Pygochelidon+melanoleuca}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category: | + | {{GS-checked}} |
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pygochelidon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:42, 8 March 2022
- Pygochelidon melanoleuca
Atticora melanoleuca
Identification
14 cm
- 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
South America: found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and southern Venezuela.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Atticora by Gill and Donsker.
Habitat
Near rivers with rapids and boulders.
Behaviour
They often form large flocks on boulders in blackwater rivers.
Diet
The diet includes blackflies, beetles ants and wasps.
Breeding
It nests in rock crevices. The nest is formed from dry grass. Little else is known.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- SACC proposal to change the genus of some swallows
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-collared Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-collared_Swallow
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
