Petrochelidon perdita (Fry & Smith, 1985)
Red Sea swallow, Red Sea cliff swallow
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Hirundo perdita Fry & Smith, 1985
Conservation Status
Extant?
Last (and only) record: 1984 (Martin et al., 2023)
IUCN status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fry, C. H.; Smith, D. A. 1985. A new swallow from the Red Sea. Ibis 127: 1-6.
Other references:
BirdLife International 2016. Petrochelidon perdita . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22712390A94332074. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712390A94332074.en. Downloaded on 13 December 2019.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Madge, S. C.; Redman, N. J. 1989. The existence of a form of cliff swallow Hirundo sp. in Ethiopia. Scopus 13: 126-129.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]