Red-throated Swallow / Petrochelidon rufigula
Red-throated Swallow
SCI Name:
Protonym: Hirundo rufigula J.Sci.Math.Phys.Nat.Lisboa(1), 6 p.256,269
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Hirundinidae / Petrochelidon
Taxonomy Code: retswa2
Type Locality: Caconda, Benguela.
Author: Bocage
Publish Year: 1878
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.
rufigula
L. rufus red; gula throat.
● ex “Péristère à gorge rousse” of Hombron & Jacquinot 1845 (Gallicolumba).
● ex “Petit Merle brun à gorge rousse de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 644, fig. 2 (Gymnopithys).
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)