Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
White-thighed Swallow (Neochelidon tibialis) - HBW 9, p. 661
French: Hirondelle à cuisses blanches
German: Zwergschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina Patiblanca
Taxonomy: Petrochelidon(?) tibialis Cassin, 1853, type locality unknown, probably vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
DNA data suggest that this genus and Atticora are sister-taxa. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- minima Chapman, 1924 - E Panama, W Colombia and W Ecuador (S to E Guayas).
- griseiventris Chapman, 1924 - S & SE Venezuela (Amazonas, SE Bolívar), E & S Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru, W Brazil and N Bolivia.
- tibialis (Cassin, 1853) - E Brazil (E Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, E São Paulo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a wire, then flying away Locality Arrierito Antioqueño Natural Reserve, Anorí, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp minima)
Josep del Hoyo 11 February 2007 5 years ago 24 sec 4.4 -
Two birds on a wire close to a Southern Rough-winged Swallow Locality Arrierito Antioqueño Natural Reserve, Anorí, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp minima)
Josep del Hoyo 11 February 2007 5 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
Two birds resting on a branch Locality Sierra de Pacaraima, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp griseiventris)
DAVID ASCANIO 28 February 2007 5 years ago 23 sec 4 -
A bird perched in a tree and another one landing close to it. Locality Cuieiras Biological Reserve, Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp griseiventris)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3.6 -
on wire, flies Locality Arrierito Antioqueño Natural Reserve, Anorí, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp minima)
Martin Kennewell 20 May 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 30 sec 3.3 -
A bird singing Locality El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2010 2 years ago 30 sec 3.3 -
An individual preening in a dead tree. Locality Cuieiras Biological Reserve, Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp griseiventris)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3.2 -
Two birds on a branch, preening Locality Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp minima)
Josep del Hoyo 5 February 2005 8 years ago 25 sec 1.9
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