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White-thighed Swallow
Atticora tibialis (Cassin, 1853)
Hirundinidae — Swallows, Martins
White-thighed Swallow, Atticora tibialis, is a swallow of Middle and South America, breeding from Panama to western Ecuador and western Amazonia. It belongs to the Hirundinidae family and was first described by Cassin in 1853. The bird is a year-round resident across its range. It is mainly associated with the margins and openings of lowland evergreen forest in the tropics, and also uses more open areas with scattered trees and river corridors. Its most notable feature is the white feather tufts on the lower legs.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae — Swallows, Martins
- Breeding range
- Middle America, South America: Panama to w Ecuador, w Amazonia
