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− | [[Image:18737gibao.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Aracari<br /> | + | [[Image:18737gibao.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Swallow Flycatcher<br />Photo by {{user|Aracari|Aracari}}<br />Monte Verde, MG, [[Brazil]], January 2007]] |
;[[:category:Hirundinea|Hirundinea]] ferruginea | ;[[:category:Hirundinea|Hirundinea]] ferruginea | ||
'''Includes Swallow Flycatcher''' | '''Includes Swallow Flycatcher''' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Brown upperparts, paler brown underparts, cinnamon rufous-rump and base of the tail. | Brown upperparts, paler brown underparts, cinnamon rufous-rump and base of the tail. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Colombia]], [[ | + | This is a widespread tropical flycatcher of [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Argentina]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | There are 4 subspecies.<br /> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''H. f. sclateri'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern Andes of [[Colombia]] to western [[Venezuela]] and eastern [[Peru]] (south to Cuzco) | ||
+ | *''H. f. ferruginea'': | ||
+ | :*Extreme eastern [[Colombia]] to south-eastern [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]] and north-western [[Brazil]] | ||
+ | [[Image:C pia de DSC07118.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|jocateme|jocateme}}<br />[[Itatiaia National Park]], Rio de Janeiro state, [[Brazil]], January 2008]] | ||
+ | *''H. f. bellicosa'': | ||
+ | :*Southern and eastern Brazil to eastern [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] | ||
+ | *''H. f. pallidior'': | ||
+ | :*Northern and eastern [[Bolivia]] to western Paraguay and north-western Argentina | ||
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''Bellicosa'' is sometimes accepted as full species, '''Swallow Flycatcher'''. | ''Bellicosa'' is sometimes accepted as full species, '''Swallow Flycatcher'''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Cliffs, rocks, canyons, forests, | Cliffs, rocks, canyons, forests, | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially. | The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially. | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
It nests on cliffs and buildings. | It nests on cliffs and buildings. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | BirdLife International | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase |
+ | #BirdLife International | ||
+ | #Arthur Grosset | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Hirundinea+ferruginea}} | {{GSearch|Hirundinea+ferruginea}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Hirundinea]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Hirundinea]] |
Revision as of 20:58, 6 February 2011
- Hirundinea ferruginea
Includes Swallow Flycatcher
Identification
Brown upperparts, paler brown underparts, cinnamon rufous-rump and base of the tail.
Distribution
This is a widespread tropical flycatcher of South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- H. f. sclateri:
- H. f. ferruginea:
- H. f. bellicosa:
- H. f. pallidior:
- Northern and eastern Bolivia to western Paraguay and north-western Argentina
Bellicosa is sometimes accepted as full species, Swallow Flycatcher.
Habitat
Cliffs, rocks, canyons, forests,
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially.
Breeding
It nests on cliffs and buildings.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cliff Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cliff_Flycatcher