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Black-capped Swallow
Atticora pileata
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About the Black-capped Swallow
The black-capped swallow (Atticora pileata) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico.
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Atticora pileata
- Family
- Swallows
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the swallows family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
- Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca
- Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Purple Martin Progne subis
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