Brown-bellied swallow

Brown-bellied swallow
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Hirundinidae
Genus:	Orochelidon
Species:	O. murina
Binomial name
Orochelidon murina (Cassin, 1853)

The brown-bellied swallow (Orochelidon murina) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.

It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland, and pastureland.

Gallery

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  Brown-bellied swallow
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  Brown-bellied swallow
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  Brown-bellied swallow and blue-and-white swallow

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Orochelidon murina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22712119A94320682. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712119A94320682.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Further reading

• Sheldon, F.H.; Whittingham, L.A.; Moyle, R.G.; Slikas, B.; Winkler, D.W. (2005). "Phylogeny of swallows (Aves: Hirundinidae) estimated from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequencing". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 35 (1): 254–270. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.11.008. PMID   15737595.
• Stiles, F. Gary (September 2007). "Proposal 314: Revise the generic limits of Neotropical swallows". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2017.