Pygochelidon

Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sylvioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Sylvioidea

Familia: Hirundinidae
Genus: Pygochelidon
Species: P. cyanoleuca – P. melanoleuca

Name

Pygochelidon S.F. Baid, 1865

• Typus: Hirundo cyanoleuca Vieillot, 1817 = Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

Synonyms

• Diplochelidon Ridgway, 1903 Proc.Biol.Soc.Washington p. 106 BHL
  • Typus: Hirundo melanoleuca Wied-Neuwied, 1820 = Pygochelidon melanoleuca

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. 1865. Review of American Birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1. North and Middle America. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections 181: vi–478 pp. BHL Reference page.  p. 270 p. 308

Additional references

• Sheldon, F.H., Whittingham, L.A., Moyle, R.G., Slikas, E. & Winkler, D.W. 2005. Phylogeny of swallows (Aves: Hirundinidae) estimated from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequencing. Molecular Philogenetics and Evolution. 35: 254–270. DOI: .1016/j.ympev.2004.11.008 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Swallows
español: Golondrinas
português: Andorinhas

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