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[[Image:Southern_Rough-winged_Swallow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by petersheikhli]] | [[Image:Southern_Rough-winged_Swallow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by petersheikhli]] | ||
| + | ;[[:Category:Stelgidopteryx|Stelgidopteryx]] ruficollis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 13.5 cm. Brown above, black wings and tail and a pale grey rump. Rufous throat and upper breast, yellow white lower underparts. The tail is slightly forked | + | 13.5 cm. Brown above, black wings and tail and a pale grey rump. Rufous or cinnamon throat and upper breast, yellow white lower underparts. The tail is slightly forked. |
''Rough-winged'' refers to the serrated edge of the outer primary feathers on the wing of this bird. | ''Rough-winged'' refers to the serrated edge of the outer primary feathers on the wing of this bird. | ||
| + | ====Variation==== | ||
| + | The birds in [[Central America]] often give an impression of a rump of pale cinnamon color rather than the gray seen further south. | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | It is similar in appearance to its northern counterpart, the [[Northern Rough-winged Swallow]] which is more uniform in colour, particularly on the rump but also throat. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Honduras]], northern [[Argentina]], [[ | + | From [[Honduras]] through [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]] to [[Trinidad]], [[Peru]], northern [[Argentina]], and [[Uruguay]] (but not [[Chile]]). |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Four subspecies are recognized: ''ruficollis'', ''aequalis'', ''decolor'', and ''uropygialis''. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open areas and forest clearings. | Open areas and forest clearings. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | It nests in | + | It nests in cavities such as holes in banks or walls, or disused kingfisher and jacamar nests. These cavities are lined with grass, 3-6 white eggs are laid, and incubated by the female for 16-18 days and with another 13 days to fledging. |
The diet includes insects which are taken in flight. | The diet includes insects which are taken in flight. | ||
| + | ==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 | ||
| + | # Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126 | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Stelgidopteryx+ruficollis}} | {{GSearch|Stelgidopteryx+ruficollis}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Stelgidopteryx]] |
Revision as of 19:40, 18 February 2018
- Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Identification
13.5 cm. Brown above, black wings and tail and a pale grey rump. Rufous or cinnamon throat and upper breast, yellow white lower underparts. The tail is slightly forked.
Rough-winged refers to the serrated edge of the outer primary feathers on the wing of this bird.
Variation
The birds in Central America often give an impression of a rump of pale cinnamon color rather than the gray seen further south.
Similar species
It is similar in appearance to its northern counterpart, the Northern Rough-winged Swallow which is more uniform in colour, particularly on the rump but also throat.
Distribution
From Honduras through Central and South America to Trinidad, Peru, northern Argentina, and Uruguay (but not Chile).
Taxonomy
Four subspecies are recognized: ruficollis, aequalis, decolor, and uropygialis.
Habitat
Open areas and forest clearings.
Behaviour
It nests in cavities such as holes in banks or walls, or disused kingfisher and jacamar nests. These cavities are lined with grass, 3-6 white eggs are laid, and incubated by the female for 16-18 days and with another 13 days to fledging.
The diet includes insects which are taken in flight.
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
- Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Southern Rough-winged Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Rough-winged_Swallow
