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;[[:Category:Petrochelidon|Petrochelidon]] fluvicola | ;[[:Category:Petrochelidon|Petrochelidon]] fluvicola | ||
''Hirundo fluvicola'' | ''Hirundo fluvicola'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in) | ||
| + | *Chestnut forehead, crown and nape, with faint dark streaks | ||
| + | *Glossy blue back with whitish streaks | ||
| + | *Pale brown rump | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Pakistan]] and [[India]]. | + | [[Asia]]: found from north-eastern [[Afghanistan]] to northern [[Pakistan]] and peninsula [[India]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:streak_throated_swallow_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|aloktewari|aloktewari}}<br />Jhajjhar, Haryana, [[India]]]] | |
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, which was previously included in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Cultivated and open country near water, reservoirs, wilderness close to wetlands; towns and villages. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Action==== | ||
| + | Flight rather weak and fluttery. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists almost entirely of flies. They hawk in flocks, sometimes with other hirundines. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Swallow+fluvicola}} | {{GSearch|Swallow+fluvicola}} | ||
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| + | {{Video|Streak_throated_Swallow}} | ||
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Revision as of 23:52, 31 July 2015
- Petrochelidon fluvicola
Hirundo fluvicola
Identification
11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
- Chestnut forehead, crown and nape, with faint dark streaks
- Glossy blue back with whitish streaks
- Pale brown rump
Distribution
Asia: found from north-eastern Afghanistan to northern Pakistan and peninsula India.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which was previously included in genus Hirundo.
Habitat
Cultivated and open country near water, reservoirs, wilderness close to wetlands; towns and villages.
Behaviour
Action
Flight rather weak and fluttery.
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of flies. They hawk in flocks, sometimes with other hirundines.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Streak-throated Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Streak-throated_Swallow
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