Ridgway's rough-winged swallow
Ridgway's rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi) is a bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Most taxonomic authorities consider it to be a subspecies of the northern rough-winged swallow.
| Ridgway's rough-winged swallow | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Stelgidopteryx |
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| Subspecies: | S. s. ridgwayi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi Nelson, 1901 | |
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Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi | |
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate American ornithologist Robert Ridgway.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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