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Montane Blue Swallow

Hirundo atrocaerulea
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
bluswa1, BLSW, MBSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesHirundo atrocaerulea
Codesbluswa1, BLSW, MBSW
Identification

The Montane Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea) is a member of the Swallows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code bluswa1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swallows
African River Martin
Pseudochelidon eurystomina
White-eyed River Martin
Pseudochelidon sirintarae
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Mountain Sawwing
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Montane Blue Swallow photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Hirundo atrocaerulea

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: bluswa1