Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Puffbirds :: Swallow-wing

Swallow-wing Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Described by: Pallas (1782)
Alternate common name(s): Swallow-wing Puffbird, Swallow-winged Puffbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Sinnamary, French Guiana - Jul 27, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Sinnamary, French Guiana - Jul 27, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  São José do Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Aug 26, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

Nc. South America e. of the Andes;
(1) Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Brazil, e. Ecuador, e. Peru and n. Bolivia.
(2) E. and se. Brazil (Bahia (Encruzilhada)).
(3) E. Colombia and w. Venezuela.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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