Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva - Hirondelle à front brun

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Petrochelidon
Species
:
fulva

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1808

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 14 à 17 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Petrochelidon fulva fulva (Hispaniola)
Petrochelidon fulva pallida (s USA to nc Mexico)
Petrochelidon fulva citata (s Mexico)
Petrochelidon fulva cavicola (se USA and Cuba)
Petrochelidon fulva poeciloma (Jamaica)
Petrochelidon fulva puertoricensis (Puerto Rico)

Foreign names

Hirondelle à front brun,
Golondrina pueblera,
andorinha-fulva,
Höhlenschwalbe,
barlangi fecske,
Holenzwaluw,
Rondine delle grotte,
grottsvala,
Grottesvale,
lastovička karibská,
vlaštovka jeskynní,
Grottesvale,
luolapääsky,
oreneta de cova,
jaskółka jaskiniowa,
alu bezdelīga,
Пещерная горная ласточка,
セスジツバメ,
穴崖燕,
黃石燕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

Birds of Colombia, Steven L. Hilty and William L. Brown
Swallows and Martins, Angela Turner
Vol. 12 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-David Christie
ARKive, Christopher Parsons
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v13.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2023.

Other sources of interest