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White-backed Swallow

Cheramoeca leucosterna
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
whbswa3, WBSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesCheramoeca leucosterna
Codeswhbswa3, WBSW
Identification

The White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) 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 whbswa3 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Pseudochelidon eurystomina
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Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Mountain Sawwing
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
White-backed Swallow photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cheramoeca leucosterna

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: whbswa3