Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cliff Swallow
SCI Name:
Protonym: Hirundo pyrrhonota Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 14 p.519
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Hirundinidae / Petrochelidon
Taxonomy Code: cliswa
Type Locality: Paraguay.
Author: Vieillot
Publish Year: 1817
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PETROCHELIDON
(Hirundinidae; Ϯ Cliff Swallow P. pyrrhonota melanogaster) Gr. πετροχελιδων petrokhelidōn, πετροχελιδονος petrokhelidonos type of swallow that frequented cliffs < πετρα petra rock, cliff; χελιδων khelidōn, χελιδονος khelidonos swallow; although now a frequent commensal of man, the Cliff Swallow formerly nested almost exclusively in caves and on cliffs; "Gen. PETROCHELIDON **) Klippschwalben. (Herse Less 1837, nec Oken) 296. 1. P. melanogastra Nob. — Hirundo melanogaster Sws. Synop. Birds Mex. in Taylors Phil. Mag. 1827. pag. 366. No. 5. Mexico. Mas. Fem. 2 St. ***) 297. 2. P. nigricans Nob. Hirundo nigricans Vieill. Encycl. pag. 525. No. 28. — Hir. pyrrhonota Vig. Horsf. (nec Vieill.) Collocalia arborea Gould Birds Austr. II. tab. 14. — Chelidon arborea Gould. Birds Austr. Introd. p. 29. ... 298. 3. P. leucoptera Nob. — Hirundo leucoptera Gm. Syst. No. 26. ... 299. 4. P. leucorhoa Nob. — Azara Apunt. No. 304. — Hirundo leucorhoa Vieill. Encycl. pag. 523. — Hirundo leucopyga Licht. Mus. Berol. — Hirundo frontalis Gould Voy. Beagle Birds pag. 40. ... 300. 5. P. Meyeni Nob. — Hirundo leucopyga Meyen (nec Licht) Nov. Acta Leop. 1834. Suppl. ... **) Von πετρα, Fels, Klippe und χελιδων, Schwalbe. ***) Nahe verwandt mit dieser Art und äusserst ähnlich gefärbt sind die folgenden beiden Arten: P. fulva. — Hirundo fulva Vieill. Encycl. p. 527. von West-Indien und P. americana. — Hir. americana Gm. — Azara Apunt. No. 305. Hir. pyrrhonota et americana Vieill." (Cabanis 1853); "Petrochelidon Cabanis, 1850, Mus. Hein., Th. 1, 1850-51 [= 1853], p. 47. Type, by subsequent designation, Hirundo melanogaster Swainson (Gray, 1855, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Birds, p. 13)." (Peters 1960, IX, 118).
Synon. Antrochelidon, Hylochelidon, Lagenoplastes, Lecythoplastes.
pyrrhonota / pyrrhonotha / pyrrhonotus
Gr. πυρρος purrhos flame-coloured, red < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; -νωτος -nōtos -backed < νωτον nōton back (cf. νοθος nothos spurious, base).
● ex “Golondrina rabadilla acanelada” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 305 (Petrochelidon).
● ex “Alouëtte à Dos Roux” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 197 (unident.).
SUBSPECIES
Cliff Swallow (pyrrhonota Group)
SCI Name: Petrochelidon pyrrhonota [pyrrhonota Group]
PETROCHELIDON
(Hirundinidae; Ϯ Cliff Swallow P. pyrrhonota melanogaster) Gr. πετροχελιδων petrokhelidōn, πετροχελιδονος petrokhelidonos type of swallow that frequented cliffs < πετρα petra rock, cliff; χελιδων khelidōn, χελιδονος khelidonos swallow; although now a frequent commensal of man, the Cliff Swallow formerly nested almost exclusively in caves and on cliffs; "Gen. PETROCHELIDON **) Klippschwalben. (Herse Less 1837, nec Oken) 296. 1. P. melanogastra Nob. — Hirundo melanogaster Sws. Synop. Birds Mex. in Taylors Phil. Mag. 1827. pag. 366. No. 5. Mexico. Mas. Fem. 2 St. ***) 297. 2. P. nigricans Nob. Hirundo nigricans Vieill. Encycl. pag. 525. No. 28. — Hir. pyrrhonota Vig. Horsf. (nec Vieill.) Collocalia arborea Gould Birds Austr. II. tab. 14. — Chelidon arborea Gould. Birds Austr. Introd. p. 29. ... 298. 3. P. leucoptera Nob. — Hirundo leucoptera Gm. Syst. No. 26. ... 299. 4. P. leucorhoa Nob. — Azara Apunt. No. 304. — Hirundo leucorhoa Vieill. Encycl. pag. 523. — Hirundo leucopyga Licht. Mus. Berol. — Hirundo frontalis Gould Voy. Beagle Birds pag. 40. ... 300. 5. P. Meyeni Nob. — Hirundo leucopyga Meyen (nec Licht) Nov. Acta Leop. 1834. Suppl. ... **) Von πετρα, Fels, Klippe und χελιδων, Schwalbe. ***) Nahe verwandt mit dieser Art und äusserst ähnlich gefärbt sind die folgenden beiden Arten: P. fulva. — Hirundo fulva Vieill. Encycl. p. 527. von West-Indien und P. americana. — Hir. americana Gm. — Azara Apunt. No. 305. Hir. pyrrhonota et americana Vieill." (Cabanis 1853); "Petrochelidon Cabanis, 1850, Mus. Hein., Th. 1, 1850-51 [= 1853], p. 47. Type, by subsequent designation, Hirundo melanogaster Swainson (Gray, 1855, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Birds, p. 13)." (Peters 1960, IX, 118).
Synon. Antrochelidon, Hylochelidon, Lagenoplastes, Lecythoplastes.
Cliff Swallow (melanogaster)
SCI Name: Petrochelidon pyrrhonota melanogaster
melanogaster / melanogastra / melanogastris / melanogastrus
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; γαστηρ gastēr, γαστρος gastros belly.
● ex “Black-bellied Grosbeak” of Latham 1783 (syn. Euplectes afer).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)