White-tailed swallow / Weißschwanzschwalbe (Hirundo megaensis)
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Classification: Genus Hirundo (Hirundo); Family Swallows (Hirundinidae)General:
The white-tailed swallow (Hirundo megaensis) is a small swallow belonging to the family Hirundinidae and is endemic to Oromia, Ethiopia.[2] It is commonly referred to as "Benson's swallow" after the ornithologist Constatine Walter Benson, who named the species.[3] This small bird is classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as there is a progressive declination of the species which now consists of less than 10,000 adult individuals worldwide.[1][4] It has a surprisingly small range for a swallow, as it is wholly dependent on a cooler "bubble" surrounding its small range, likely for proper breeding success. It is one of the most threatened bird species by climate change and a massive range reduction is projected in the future.[5]
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