Ethiopian Swallow

Hirundo aethiopica - Hirondelle d'Éthiopie

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Hirundo
Species
:
aethiopica

Descriptor

Blanford, 1869

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 10 à 15 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Hirundo aethiopica aethiopica (Senegal and Gambia to w Ethiopia, se Kenya and ne Tanzania)
Hirundo aethiopica amadoni (e Ethiopia, Somalia and ne Kenya)

Foreign names

Hirondelle d'Éthiopie,
Golondrina etiópica,
andorinha-da-etiópia,
Fahlkehlschwalbe,
nílusi fecske,
Ethiopische Zwaluw,
Rondine etiopica,
etiopisk svala,
Savannesvale,
lastovička červenočelá,
vlaštovka středoafrická,
Etioper-svale,
etiopianhaarapääsky,
oreneta d'Etiòpia,
Bliksvala,
jaskółka rudoczelna,
Etiopijas bezdelīga,
etiopska lastovka,
Эфиопская (настоящая) ласточка,
エチオピアノドジロツバメ,
红额燕,
紅額燕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlan

ds (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas