Black-capped Swallow
Black-capped Swallow (<em>Atticora pileata</em>) is a species of Swallows, Martins (<em>Hirundinidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Black-capped Swallow (Atticora pileata) is a species of Swallows, Martins (Hirundinidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Atticora; binomial: Atticora pileata; authority: Gould, 1858.
Distribution
Breeding range: Middle America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Formerly placed in the genus Notiochelidon but phylogenetic analysis reveals that it is in the same clade as Atticora fasciata. Because A. pileata is the type of Notiochelidon, that genus is now subsumed into Atticora (Sheldon et al. 2005; AOU 2016).
