Cave Swallow
Cave Swallow
Here the details of the Cave Swallow named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Hirundo fulva Hist.Nat.Ois.Am.Sept. 1(1807) p.62 pl.32
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Hirundinidae / Petrochelidon
Taxonomy Code: cavswa
Type Locality: Santo Domingo.
Author: Vieillot
Publish Year: 1808
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.
fulva
L. fulvus tawny, yellowish-brown, brown.
● "41. FALCO. ... fulvus. 5. F. cera flava, pedibus lanatis, dorso fusco, cauda fascia alba. Aquila fulva s. Chrysaëtos, cauda annulo albo cincta. Will. orn. 28. t. 1. Raj. av. 6. n. 2. Habitat in Europa." (Linnaeus 1758). This epithet is the ninth name in avian nomenclature (syn. Aquila chrysaetos).
● ex “Quapachcanauhtli” of Hernandez 1651, “Penelope mexicana” of Brisson 1760, and “Mexican Pochard” of Latham 1785 (syn. Dendrocygna bicolor).
● ex “Figuier à gorge jaune” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Orange-bellied Warbler” of Latham 1783, and Pennant 1785 (unident.; ?syn. Geothlypis trichas).
● ex “Alouette noire de la Encénade” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 738, fig. 2, and “Alouette noire à dos fauve” of de Buffon 1770-1785 (syn. Lessonia rufa).
● ex “Fulvous Plover” of Latham 1785 (Pluvialis).
● "71. RYNCHOPS. ... fulva. 2. R. fulva, rostro nigro. Ryngchopsalia fulva, rostro nigro. Barr. av. 20. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (syn. Rynchops nigra).
SUBSPECIES
Cave Swallow (Caribbean)
SCI Name: Petrochelidon fulva [fulva 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.
Cave Swallow (Texas)
SCI Name: Petrochelidon fulva pallida
pallida
L. pallidus pallid, pale, wan, sallow < pallere to be pale.
Cave Swallow (Yucatan)
SCI Name: Petrochelidon fulva citata
citata
L. citatus rapid, speedy < citare to excite, to put into violent motion.
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)