White-backed swallow (Cheramoeca leucosternus)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Cheramoeca (Cheramoeca); Family Swallows (Hirundinidae)
General: The white-backed swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) is a member of the family Hirundinidae and is endemic to Australia.^[2] It is monotypic within the genus Cheramoeca.^[3] As with all swallows within the family Hirundinidae, it is characterised by adaptation to aerial feeding. The white-backed swallow can be identified by its white back, surrounded by black wings and tail. The white-backed swallow has a wide distribution, from the southern part of the Australian continent, up to the Tropic of Capricorn. The white-backed swallow prefers grasslands and will create a burrow nest. [more]