Chestnut-collared swallow

Chestnut-collared swallow

Illustration by Keulemans, 1885
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Hirundinidae
Genus:	Petrochelidon
Species:	P. rufocollaris
Binomial name
*Petrochelidon rufocollaris* Peale, 1848
Synonyms
Petrochelidon ruficollaris

The chestnut-collared swallow (Petrochelidon rufocollaris) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are pastureland and heavily degraded former forest.

Gallery

Otavalo, Ecuador

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Petrochelidon rufocollaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

Swallows (family: Hirundinidae)

River martins (subfamily: Pseudochelidoninae · genus: Pseudochelidon)

Genus	Species
Pseudochelidon	African river martin White-eyed river martin

All other swallows and martins (subfamily: Hirundininae)

Genus	Species
Psalidoprocne (saw-wings)	Square-tailed saw-wing Mountain saw-wing White-headed saw-wing Black saw-wing Fanti saw-wing
Pseudhirundo	Grey-rumped swallow
Cheramoeca	White-backed swallow
Phedina	Mascarene martin Brazza's martin
Riparia (sand martins)	Brown-throated sand martin Congo sand martin Sand martin Pale martin Banded martin
Tachycineta (tree swallows)	Tree swallow Violet-green swallow Golden swallow Bahama swallow Tumbes swallow Mangrove swallow White-winged swallow White-rumped swallow Chilean swallow
Progne	Purple martin Caribbean martin Sinaloa martin Gray-breasted martin Galápagos martin Peruvian martin Southern martin Brown-chested martin
Notiochelidon	Brown-bellied swallow Blue-and-white swallow Pale-footed swallow Black-capped swallow
Haplochelidon	Andean swallow
Atticora	White-banded swallow Black-collared swallow
Neochelidon	White-thighed swallow
Stelgidopteryx	Northern rough-winged swallow Southern rough-winged swallow
Alopochelidon	Tawny-headed swallow
Hirundo (barn swallows)	Barn swallow Red-chested swallow Angola swallow Pacific swallow Welcome swallow White-throated swallow Ethiopian swallow Wire-tailed swallow White-throated blue swallow Pied-winged swallow White-tailed swallow Pearl-breasted swallow Blue swallow Black-and-rufous swallow
Ptyonoprogne (crag martins)	Eurasian crag martin Rock martin Dusky crag martin Pale crag martin
Delichon (house martins)	Common house martin Asian house martin Nepal house martin
Cecropis	Greater striped swallow Lesser striped swallow Rufous-chested swallow Mosque swallow Red-rumped swallow Sri Lanka swallow West African swallow Striated swallow Striated swallow
Petrochelidon	Forest swallow Streak-throated swallow Fairy martin Tree martin American cliff swallow Red-throated cliff swallow Preuss's cliff swallow Red Sea cliff swallow South African cliff swallow Cave swallow Chestnut-collared swallow
Cheramoeca	White-backed swallow

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