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ViewsRock MartinFrom OpusPhoto by Seyed Babak Musavi. Photo taken: Bandarabbas city, Iran
Hirundo fuligula
[edit] Identification12-15cm. Earth-brown plumage, paler on the throat, breast and underwing coverts. [edit] Distribution[edit] TaxonomyPreviously in genus Hirundo. Thirteen subspecies are recognized[1]:
[edit] HabitatRocky areas. [edit] BehaviourIts nest is a deep bowl on a horizontal surface or a neat quarter-sphere against a rock face or wall. It is constructed with mud pellets and lined with grass or feathers. The nest may be built on natural sites under cliff overhangs or on man-made structures such as buildings, dam walls, culverts and bridges. The nest may be reused for subsequent broods or in later years. 2-3 eggs, white with brown and grey blotches, are incubated by the female alone for 16-19 days to hatching. Both parents then feed the chicks. Fledging takes another 22-24 days, but the young birds will return to the nest to roost for a few days after the first flight. Its diet includes insects. [edit] References
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