Biology:Red-throated cliff swallow

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Short description: Species of bird

Red-throated cliff swallow
Petrochelidon rufigula, tussen Kuito en Bié, Birding Weto, a.jpg
in Angola
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Petrochelidon
Species:
P. rufigula
Binomial name
Petrochelidon rufigula
(Barboza du Bocage, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Hirundo rufigula

The red-throated cliff swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula), also known as the red-throated swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Gabon, and Zambia.

Gallery

  • Breeding colony collecting mud pellets for nesting, Angola

  • Illustration by R. B. Sharpe

  • Red-throated Cliff Swallow flying on its back

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Petrochelidon rufigula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22712405A94332502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712405A94332502.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22712405/94332502. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 


Wikidata ☰ Q3049403 entry




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