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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Similar to the [[Barn Swallow]], however, the Red-chested has a narrow and/or incomplete collar band, and has much bigger white panels in the tail. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Tropical [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]] abd [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': occurs only in [[Ethiopia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''H. l. lucida'': | ||
| + | :*Sahel and [[Senegal]] to [[Ghana]], [[Togo]] and extreme western [[Nigeria]] | ||
| + | *''H. l. rothschildi'': | ||
| + | :*Central and south-western [[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | *''H. l. subalaris'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Zaire]] (lower and upper valley of the Congo River) and northern [[Gabon]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Moist savanna and open urban areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Hirundo+lucida}} | ||
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- Hirundo lucida
Identification
Similar Species
Similar to the Barn Swallow, however, the Red-chested has a narrow and/or incomplete collar band, and has much bigger white panels in the tail.
Distribution
Tropical Africa:
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon abd Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: occurs only in Ethiopia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- H. l. lucida:
- H. l. rothschildi:
- Central and south-western Ethiopia
- H. l. subalaris:
Habitat
Moist savanna and open urban areas.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-chested Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-chested_Swallow
