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| − | ; | + | [[Category:Cecropis]] |
| + | ;[[:Category:Cecropis|Cecropis]] daurica | ||
[[Image:Red-rumped_Swallow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by alibenn <br/>Photo taken: Beidaihe, China ]] | [[Image:Red-rumped_Swallow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by alibenn <br/>Photo taken: Beidaihe, China ]] | ||
| − | + | ''Hirundo daurica'' | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Blue upperparts, dusky underparts, pale or reddish rumps, face and neck collar and black undertails. | Blue upperparts, dusky underparts, pale or reddish rumps, face and neck collar and black undertails. | ||
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[[Portugal]] and [[Spain]] to [[Japan]], [[India]] and tropical [[Africa]]. | [[Portugal]] and [[Spain]] to [[Japan]], [[India]] and tropical [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Previously included in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Plains, grassland, rocky outcrops. | Plains, grassland, rocky outcrops. | ||
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''[[Media:Hirundo daurica (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Hirundo daurica (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|swallow+daurica}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 09:29, 31 January 2008
- Cecropis daurica
Hirundo daurica
Identification
Blue upperparts, dusky underparts, pale or reddish rumps, face and neck collar and black undertails.
Distribution
Portugal and Spain to Japan, India and tropical Africa.
Taxonomy
Previously included in genus Hirundo
Habitat
Plains, grassland, rocky outcrops.
Behaviour
They build nests with a tunnel entrance lined with mud, 3-6 eggs are laid. They normally nest under cliff overhangs.
The diet includes insects.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Hirundo daurica (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
