Black-capped swallow

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Black-capped swallow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Notiochelidon
Species:
N. pileata
Binomial name
Notiochelidon pileata
(Gould, 1858)

The black-capped swallow (Notiochelidon pileata) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

It was first described by John Gould as Atticora pileata in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Notiochelidon pileata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Gould, John (February 1843). "Untitled". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26: 335.

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