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ViewsRed-rumped SwallowFrom Opus
Includes: West African Swallow Hirundo daurica
[edit] IdentificationWarm buff underparts that vary geographically from plain to quite strongly streaked (especially in northern China). Dark, glossy-blue upperparts, noticeably interrupted by chestnut nape and pale rufous rump. Black vent and undertail coverts. [edit] Similar SpeciesLacks the dark red face and breast band with sharp contrast to pale belly of Barn Swallow. Looks more thickset in flight which also gives impression of being slower. [edit] DistributionPortugal and Spain to Japan, India and tropical Africa. [edit] TaxonomyPreviously included in genus Hirundo [edit] HabitatPlains, grassland, rocky outcrops. [edit] Behaviour[edit] BreedingThey build nests with a tunnel entrance lined with mud, 3-6 eggs are laid. They normally nest under sea or inland cliff overhangs, in caves, rock clefts or under bridges. [edit] DietThe diet includes insects. [edit] VocalisationSong: A twittering warble Listen in an external program [edit] References
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