Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: Cliff Flycatcher

Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1788)
Alternate common name(s): Swallow Flycatcher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cafayate, Argentina - Sep, 2003 © Mark Harper  Vargem Alta, Espírito Santo, Brazil - Mar, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil - Jul, 2002 © Arthur Grosset  Sumaco, Ecuador - Nov, 2005 © Lou Hegedus  Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Nov 20, 2008 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

Tropical South America;
Four populations:
(1) S. Venazuela, s. Guyana, s. Surinam, s. Guiana and adjacent n. Brazil.
(2) Ne. Colombia and ex. w. Venezuela.
(3) S. and e. Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)), e. Paraguay, Uruguay and ne. Argentina.
(4) Ex. se. Ecuador, Peru, c. Bolivia to nw. Argentina.

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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