Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Petrochelidon
 
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Version 1.0

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SPECIES

Chestnut-collared Swallow Petrochelidon rufocollaris

I. S. Malekan
Version: 1.0 — Published June 23, 2010

Behavior

Introduction

Forages in low swooping flocks over open country and around houses.

Territoriality

Little information. Breeds in colonies, but the density and spacing within colonies have not been studied.

Sexual Behavior

Not described.

Social and interspecific behavior

Flocks mix with other hirundines during feeding.

Predation

No information.

Recommended Citation

Malekan, I. S. (2010). Chestnut-collared Swallow (Petrochelidon rufocollaris), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.chcswa2.01