Atticora
Genus of birds
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Atticora is a genus of bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that are found in South America.
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| Atticora | |
|---|---|
| |
| White-banded swallow (Atticora fasciata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Subfamily: | Hirundininae |
| Genus: | Atticora Gould, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Hirundo fasciata Gmelin, JF, 1789 | |
Species
The genus Atticora was introduced in 1842 by the English ornithologist John Gould with the white-banded swallow as the type species.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek Atthi meaning "Athenian" and kora meaning "maiden".[2]
The genus contains three species:[3]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.JPG) | White-banded swallow | Atticora fasciata | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela | |
| Black-capped swallow | Atticora pileata | south Mexico to west El Salvador | ||
| White-thighed swallow | Atticora tibialis | Panama to west Ecuador, west Amazonia | ||
