Red-chested swallow
Species of bird
| Red-chested swallow | |
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| Male in Makasutu, The Gambia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Hirundo |
| Species: | H. lucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Hirundo lucida Hartlaub, 1858 | |
The red-chested swallow (Hirundo lucida) is a small non-migratory passerine bird found in West Africa, the Congo Basin and Ethiopia. It has a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings.[2]
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the closely resembling barn swallow. However, the adult red-chested swallow differs in being slightly smaller than its migratory relative, in addition to having a narrower blue breast band and shorter tail streamers. Juveniles are more comparable to barn swallow chicks.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Hirundo lucida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22712260A118839960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22712260A118839960.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Turner, Angela K; Chris Rose (1989). Swallows & Martins: An Identification Guide and Handbook. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-51174-7.
- ^ Barlow, Clive; Wacher, Tim; Disley, Tony (1997). A Field Guide to birds of The Gambia and Senegal. Pica Press. ISBN 1-873403-32-1.
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Swallows (family: Hirundinidae)
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