Hirundo gracilis
| Hirundo gracilis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Hirundo |
| Species: | †H. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Hirundo gracilis Kessler, 2013
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Hirundo gracilis is an extinct species of Hirundo that inhabited Hungary during the Neogene period.[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet "gracilis" is derived from the slenderness of its bones. "Gracilis" means "slender" in Latin.[1][2] The bird itself was also more slender than more recent species.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Eugen Kessler (2013). "Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary" (PDF). Hantkeniana. Contributions of the Department of Palaeontology. Eötvös University. 8: 37–149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Latin definition for: gracilis, gracile, gracilior". Latdict. Retrieved 27 January 2025.