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Hirundo (swallow)
Taxonomy
Hirundo was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was assigned to Hirundinidae by Lambrecht (1933), Gaillard (1939), Morgan (1994), Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Hirundinidae by Lambrecht (1933), Gaillard (1939), Morgan (1994), Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Hirundo Linnaeus 1758 [swallow]
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†Hirundo fossilis Gibel 1847
Hirundo neoxena Gould 1842 [welcome swallow]
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 [barn swallow]
Hirundo tahitica Gmelin 1789 [Pacific swallow]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma
Collections (20 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Pleistocene | Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) | Hirundo rustica (35431) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Hungary (Barany) | Hirundo rustica (35457) | |
Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | Hirundo rustica (125089) | |
Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Hirundo neoxena (28298) | |
Calabrian | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Hirundo rustica (34870) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Siracusa) | Hirundo sp. (175900) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Hirundo neoxena (136072) Hirundo tahitica (181314) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Wales) | Hirundo rustica (124954) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy | Hirundo rustica (197769 197770 197771 197773) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Russian Federation | Hirundo rustica (194811) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Peloponnesus) | Hirundo rustica (184245) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Hirundo rustica (125437) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Romania | Hirundo rustica (197949) | |
Holocene | Pitcairn | Hirundo tahitica (193786 193787) | |
Holocene | Russian Federation | Hirundo rustica (194810) |