Brown-bellied Swallow (Orochelidon murina)

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
13.50 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cassin, 1853)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. From 1,800 - 4,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Brown-bellied Swallow (Orochelidon murina) [XC254201]
by Johana Zuluaga-Bonilla- Ixobrychus from La Mucuy, Sierra Nevada NP, Merida, Venezuela (call, flight call)

Brown-bellied Swallow (Orochelidon murina) [XC354379]
by Marcela Morales s\u00e1nchez from Corani Aqueduct Road, Cochabamba, Bolivia (flight call)

Subspecies
Has been placed in genus Atticora or in a separate genus Orochelidon.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

meridensis (Zimmer, JT & Phelps, 1947) - Western Venezuela.
murina (Cassin, 1853) - Andes in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
cyanodorsalis (Carriker, 1935) - Southern Peru and central Bolivia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-bellied Swallow (Orochelidon murina) - 10 files

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