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Photo by Ragna
Extremadura, Spain, May 2004
Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Hirundo rupestris

Identification

14-15cm.

  • Brown upperparts
  • Buff underparts (no breast band)
  • Square tail has white spots

Distribution

Widely distributed from Europe to Asia, Arabia and India.

Taxonomy

Photo by Kevin Wade
Marbella Spain, December 2015

Previously in genus Hirundo.

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Rocky outcrops, cliffs and alpine villages.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially.

Breeding

Its nest is built from mud and is placed under overhanging cliffs. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9
  3. Wikipedia

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