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Black-capped swallow

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Black-capped swallow
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Atticora
Species:
A. pileata
Binomial name
Atticora pileata
Gould, 1858

The black-capped swallow (Atticora 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

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Atticora pileata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22712134A137683042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22712134A137683042.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gould, John (February 1843). "Untitled". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26: 335.

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