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Cliff or Swallow Flycatcher

Hirundinea [ferruginea or bellicosa] (= Hirundinea ferruginea) (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The cliff flycatcher is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. The cliff flycatcher is the only species in the genus Hirundinea after the swallow flycatcher was merged, becoming subspecies Hirundinea ferruginea bellicosa. It is native to South America, where its natural habitats are cliffs and crags in the vicinity of subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Tyrannidae
Genus:
   Hirundinea
Scientific:
  Hirundinea ferruginea


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  [Todus] ferrugineus

Type locality:
  Cayenne.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2897046


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  13DAA65D84518F1A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-13DAA65D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/13DAA65D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560454

Geographic range:

  • Hirundinea ferruginea ferruginea: Extreme e Colombia to se Venezuela, the Guianas and nw Brazil
  • Hirundinea ferruginea sclateri: E Andes of Colombia to w Venezuela and e Peru (s to Cuzco)
  • Hirundinea bellicosa bellicosa: S and e Brazil to e Paraguay, Uruguay and ne Argentina
  • Hirundinea ferruginea pallidior: N and e Bolivia to w Paraguay and nw Argentina
English:
Cliff or Swallow Flycatcher
French:
Moucherolle hirondelle ou M. de Vieillot


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cliff or Swallow Flycatcher ( Hirundinea [ferruginea or bellicosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundinea ferruginea [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundinea ferruginea [version 1]

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Catalan: mosquer dels cingles
Czech: Tyranovec cervenobrichý, tyranovec útescový, tyranovec útesový
Danish: Klippetyran
German: Klifftyrann, Schwalbentyrann
English: Cliff Flycatcher, Cliff or Swallow Flycatcher
English, HBW: Cliff/Swallow Flycatcher
English (IOC): Cliff Flycatcher
English (United States): Cliff Flycatcher
Spanish: Atrapamoscas de Precipicios, Atrapamoscas Risquero, Birro castaño, Birro comun, Birro Común, Birro roquero, Viudita Colorada
Spanish (Argentine): Birro castaño, Birro Colorado, Birro común
Spanish (Chile): Birro comun, Birro común
Spanish (Colombia): Atrapamoscas Risquero
Spanish (Ecuador): Tirano de Riscos
Spanish (Spain): Birro Común
Spanish (HBW): Cliff Flycatcher
Spanish (Peru): Tirano de Riscos
Spanish (Paraguay): Birro castaño
Spanish (Uruguay): Viudita Colorada
Spanish (Venezuela): Atrapamoscas de Precipicios
Finnish: Kalliosieppari
French: Moucherolle hirondelle, Moucherolle hirondelle ou M. de Vieillot
French (Guyane): Moucherolle hirondelle
Croatian: muhar litičar
Hungarian: fecsketirannusz
Italian: Pigliamosche dei dirupi, Pigliamosche rupicolo
Japanese (romaji): tsubametairanchou
Japanese: ツバメタイランチョウ
Scientific: Hirundinea [ferruginea or bellicosa], Hirundinea ferruginea, Hirundinea ferruginea ferruginea, Todus [] ferruginea, Todus ferruginea
Lithuanian: Kregždinis tironas
Dutch: Kliftiran, Zwaluwtiran
Norwegian Nynorsk: Klippetyrann
Norwegian: Klippetyrann
Polish: murówka, murówka (rdzawa), Murówka rdzawa, tyranówka klifowa
Portuguese: bem-te-vi-de-gamela, birro, Gibão-de-couro, joão-pires
Portuguese (Brazil): bem-te-vi-de-gamela, birro, gibao-de-couro, gibão-de-couro, joão-pires
Portuguese (Portugal): caça-moscas-das-rochas, Gibão-de-couro
Russian: Ласточковый мухоед, Ласточковый мухолов
Slovak: útesiar gaštanový
Serbian: Muharka litičarka
Swedish: Klipptyrann
Turkish: Kaya sinekkapanı
Ukrainian: Біро великий
Chinese: 峭壁霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 峭壁霸鶲

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