Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis - Hirondelle à gorge rousse

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Stelgidopteryx
Species
:
ruficollis

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 14 à 18 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis ruficollis (se Colombia and e Venezuela through e and c South America to n Argentina)
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis decolor (w Costa Rica and w Panama)
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis uropygialis (e Honduras to e Panama through w Colombia and w Ecuador to nw Peru)
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis aequalis (n Colombia, w Venezuela and Trinidad)

Foreign names

Hirondelle à gorge rousse,
Golondrina gorjirrufa,
andorinha-serradora-do-sul,
Zimtkehlschwalbe,
déli tüskésszárnyúfecske,
Zuid-Amerikaanse Ruwvleugelzwaluw,
Rondine aliruvide meridionale,
sydlig kamvingesvala,
Sørtaggsvale,
lastovička hrdzavá,
vlaštovka neotropická,
Sydamerikansk Savvinge,
etelänkarhepääsky,
oreneta eriçada meridional,
wodówka południowa,
Пампасная ласточка,
オビナシショウドウツバメ,
红翎毛翅燕,
南方紅翎粗翅燕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest