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Photo by Ragna
Photographed: Extremadura Spain
Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Hirundo rupestris

Identification

14-15cm.

  • Brown above
  • Dusky below

Distribution

Widely distributed from Europe to Asia, Arabia and India.

Taxonomy

Previously in genus Hirundo.
Monotypic.

Habitat

Mountains.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially.

Its nest is built from mud and is placed under overhanging cliffs; 3-5 eggs are laid.

References

Wikipedia

External Links

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