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Red-breasted Swallow | Red-breasted Swallow | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 24cm. Blue upperparts, reddish collar, rump, face and underparts, white underwings with dark flight feathers, forked tail, and slightly longer in the male. Juveniles are duller and browner. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Previously included in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']] | Previously included in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry open country. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | It builds a closed mud nest with a tubular entrance in a cavity or under bridges and similar structures. 3 eggs are usually laid. | ||
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| + | The diet includes insects which are caught on the wing. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|swallow+semirufa}} | {{GSearch|swallow+semirufa}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] |
Revision as of 17:04, 19 February 2008
- Cecropis semirufa
Hirundo semirufa
Red-breasted Swallow
Identification
24cm. Blue upperparts, reddish collar, rump, face and underparts, white underwings with dark flight feathers, forked tail, and slightly longer in the male. Juveniles are duller and browner.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Previously included in genus Hirundo
Habitat
Dry open country.
Behaviour
It builds a closed mud nest with a tubular entrance in a cavity or under bridges and similar structures. 3 eggs are usually laid.
The diet includes insects which are caught on the wing.
