Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae (Swallows, Martins)  
Genus: Atticora (2 species, 3 worldwide)


White-banded Swallow
White-banded Swallow (Atticora fasciata)
Mocoa, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Often seen along rivers.

White-thighed Swallow
White-thighed Swallow (Atticora tibialis minima)
Rio Claro Canyon Reserve, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

White-thighed Swallow
White-thighed Swallow (Atticora tibialis minima) Immature
Quibdo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A small dark drab-colored swallow. The white thigh is small and sometimes not present.


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