Ethiopian swallow
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Ethiopian swallow | |
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In Kakum NP, Ghana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Hirundinidae |
Genus: | Hirundo |
Species: | H. aethiopica
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Binomial name | |
Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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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