Red-rumped swallow / Rötelschwalbe (Cecropis daurica)
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Observations
🔍 No documented observationDescription
Classification: Genus Cecropis (Cecropis); Family Swallows (Hirundinidae)General:
The red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in open hilly country of temperate southern Europe and Asia from Portugal and Spain to Japan, India, Sri Lanka and tropical Africa. The Indian and African birds are resident, but European and other Asian birds are migratory. They winter in Africa or India and are vagrants to Christmas Island and northern Australia.
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Vocalization:
Less vocal than Barn Swallow. [Link]
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen here
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