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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Revision as of 17:29, 5 November 2007
- Delichon urbica
Identification
Blue black upperparts with a dark blue sheen, white rump, longest upper tail coverts are wholly black or are only pale at the bases. White throat, breast, flanks and undertail, axillaries are brownish-grey.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
Gregarious, breeding colonially on buildings, under eaves and sometimes in cliffs. Nest of mud. Widespread and sometimes common, recent evidence of decline.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Delichon urbica (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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