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;[[:Category:Petrochelidon|Petrochelidon]] rufocollaris | ;[[:Category:Petrochelidon|Petrochelidon]] rufocollaris | ||
'''Includes Ecuadorian Swallow''' | '''Includes Ecuadorian Swallow''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12 cm | ||
| + | *Chestnut forehead and hind-neck | ||
| + | *Glossy blue crown and back | ||
| + | *Whitish sreaked mantle | ||
| + | *Chestnut rump | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. | [[South America]]: found in [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. | ||
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:*Pacific coast of northern and central [[Peru]] (south to Lima) | :*Pacific coast of northern and central [[Peru]] (south to Lima) | ||
| − | ''Aequatorialis'' is | + | ''Aequatorialis'' is sometimes regarded as a full species '''Ecuadorian Swallow'''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They are to be found around inhabited buildings, agricultural and urban areas. Observed at heights around 1,486 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | Their diet consists of flying insects. | |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They nest communally. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| − | # | + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Petrochelidon+rufocollaris}} | {{GSearch|Petrochelidon+rufocollaris}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Petrochelidon | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Petrochelidon]] |
Revision as of 20:17, 12 March 2015
Some swallows using old nests for roosting
Photo by Stanley Jones
Sozorango, Loja Province, Ecuador, November 2014
Photo by Stanley Jones
Sozorango, Loja Province, Ecuador, November 2014
- Petrochelidon rufocollaris
Includes Ecuadorian Swallow
Identification
12 cm
- Chestnut forehead and hind-neck
- Glossy blue crown and back
- Whitish sreaked mantle
- Chestnut rump
Distribution
South America: found in Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. r. aequatorialis:
- Pacific coast of southern Ecuador (Loja and Guayaquil)
- P. r. rufocollaris:
- Pacific coast of northern and central Peru (south to Lima)
Aequatorialis is sometimes regarded as a full species Ecuadorian Swallow[2].
Habitat
They are to be found around inhabited buildings, agricultural and urban areas. Observed at heights around 1,486 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of flying insects.
Breeding
They nest communally.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-collared Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-collared_Swallow
