Ridgway's rough-winged swallow

Ridgway's rough-winged swallow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Stelgidopteryx
Species:
S. serripennis
Subspecies:
S. s. ridgwayi
Trinomial name
Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi
Nelson, 1901
Synonyms

Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi

Ridgway's rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi) is a bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Most taxonomic authorities consider it to be a subspecies of the northern rough-winged swallow.

Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate American ornithologist Robert Ridgway.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Stelgidopteryx serripennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712152A95102742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712152A95102742.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.


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