Biology:South African cliff swallow
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Short description: Species of bird
| South African cliff swallow | |
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| In flight, at Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Petrochelidon |
| Species: | P. spilodera
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrochelidon spilodera (Sundevall, 1850)
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The South African cliff swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera), also known as the South African swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae native to central−western and southern Africa.
It is found in Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa , Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Nests are commonly built from mud under artificial structures such as huts and bridges.[2] It is well known for its supposed ability to carry coconuts, although this claim has little to no credibility outside of the Monty Python fictional universe.[3]
Gallery
Nests of the South African swallow under a highway bridge
Petrochelidon spilodera - MHNT
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Petrochelidon spilodera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22712412A118750418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22712412A118750418.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22712412/118750418. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "Hirundo spilodera (South African cliff-swallow)". Biodiversity Explorer. http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/hirundinidae/hirundo_spilodera.htm.
- ↑ "Unladen Swallows". Interesting Engineering. 18 March 2020. https://interestingengineering.com/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-airspeed-velocity-of-an-unladen-swallow.
- BirdLife International 2004. Hirundo spilodera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
External links
- South African Cliff Swallow - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Wikidata ☰ Q2667786 entry
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