Ethiopian swallow

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Ethiopian swallow
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In Kakum NP, Ghana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Hirundo
Species:
H. aethiopica
Binomial name
Hirundo aethiopica
Blanford, 1869
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Hirundo aethiopica - MHNT

The Ethiopian swallow (Hirundo aethiopica) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. Although it is non-migratory, its range is wide, extending from Benin to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda.

It is often confused with the wire-tailed swallow. [2]

Social Behavior

It breeds and nests on cliffs and in buildings. [2]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Hirundo aethiopica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22712266A94326273. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712266A94326273.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Hirundo aethiopica Blanford. Ethiopian Swallow. Hirondelle d'Ethiopie." , The Birds of Africa, Academic Press Limited, 1992, doi:10.5040/9781472927019.0112, ISBN   978-0-1213-7304-7 , retrieved 2024-02-18


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