Notiochelidon

Notiochelidon is a genus of birds in the family Hirundinidae. Member species are found in South America, and with some species, Central America and Mexico.

Notiochelidon
Brown-bellied swallow (Notiochelidon murina)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Subfamily: Hirundininae
Genus: Notiochelidon
Baird, 1865
Species

4, see text

So far, it contains the following four species:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Notiochelidon murinaBrown-bellied swallowBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Notiochelidon cyanoleucaBlue-and-white swallowfrom Nicaragua south throughout South America
Notiochelidon flavipesPale-footed swallowBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Notiochelidon pileataBlack-capped swallowChiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.



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