Atticora

The genus Atticora was introduced in 1842 by the English ornithologist John Gould

with the white-banded swallow as the type species.{{ cite book | last=Gould | first=John | author-link=John Gould | year=1842 | title=The Birds of Australia | publisher=self | location=London | volume=2 | at=Plate 12 text (Part 9) | url=http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48702870 }} For publication date see: {{ cite book | last=Waterhouse | first=Frederick Herschel | date=1885 | title=The Dates of Publication of Some of the Zoological Works of the Late John Gould, F.R.S | location=London | publisher=R.H. Porter | page=30 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12782741 }} The name combines the Ancient Greek Atthi meaning "Athenian" and kora meaning "maiden".{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=60 | url=https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n60/mode/1up }}

The genus contains three species:{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=January 2023 | title=Swallows | work=IOC World Bird List Version 13.1 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/swallows/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | access-date=21 May 2023 }}

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Category:Bird genera

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