Petrochelidon albifrons Rafinesque 1822 (swallow)

Aves - Passeriformes - Hirundinidae

Alternative combination: Hirundo albifrons

Belongs to Petrochelidon according to L. Miller and I. DeMay 1942

See also Wetmore 1940

Sister taxa: Petrochelidon fulva, Petrochelidon lunifrons, Petrochelidon melanogaster, Petrochelidon nigricans, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at McKittrick asphalt deposit (INHS collection) (Quaternary of California)

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