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Pied-winged Swallow

Hirundo leucosoma
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
piwswa1, PWSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesHirundo leucosoma
Codespiwswa1, PWSW
Identification

The Pied-winged Swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) 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 piwswa1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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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
Pied-winged Swallow photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Hirundo leucosoma

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: piwswa1