Order: Passeriformes | Family: Hirundinidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southern Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southern Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southern Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southern Brazil
Status: The Tawny-headed Swallow is a rare Austral migrant expected in extreme southeast Peru during the months of April through October. It is known in Peru from only and a handful of sightings in Madre de Dios. The Tawny-headed Swallow also occurs in Co, Br, Bo, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Golondrina de Cabeza Leonada.
Sub-species: Tawny-headed Swallow (Alopochelidon fucata), (Temminck), 1822.
Meaning of Name: Alopochelidon: Gr. alopos= fox-like (in reference is to the color of the head) and khelidon, khelidonos= swallow. fucata: L. fucatus, fucare= painted, to paint red.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.