Red-throated cliff swallow
Appearance
Red-throated cliff swallow | |
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in Angola | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Hirundinidae |
Genus: | Petrochelidon |
Species: | P. rufigula
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Binomial name | |
Petrochelidon rufigula (Barboza du Bocage, 1878)
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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
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Breeding colony collecting mud pellets for nesting, Angola
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Illustration by R. B. Sharpe
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Red-throated Cliff Swallow flying on its back
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Petrochelidon rufigula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712405A94332502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712405A94332502.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.