Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica - Hirondelle rousseline

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Cecropis
Species
:
daurica

Descriptor

Laxmann, 1769

Biometrics

Size
: 17 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 18 à 21 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

Cecropis daurica daurica (ne Kazakhstan and Mongolia to sc China)
Cecropis daurica japonica (se Siberia, Korea and Japan to s China)
Cecropis daurica nipalensis (Himalayas to n Myanmar)
Cecropis daurica erythropygia (c India)
Cecropis daurica rufula (s Europe and n Africa east to Iran, Pakistan and nw India)
Cecropis daurica melanocrissus (Ethiopia and Eritrea)
Cecropis daurica kumboensis (Sierra Leone and w Cameroon)
Cecropis daurica emini (se Sudan, Uganda and Kenya to Malawi and n Zambia)

Foreign names

Hirondelle rousseline,
Golondrina dáurica,
andorinha-dáurica,
Rötelschwalbe,
vörhenyes fecske,
Roodstuitzwaluw,
Rondine rossiccia,
rostgumpsvala,
Amursvale,
lastovička červenochrbtá,
vlaštovka skalní,
Rødrygget Svale,
ruostepääsky,
Rooinekswael,
oreneta cua-rogenca,
Brandsvala,
jaskółka rudawa,
Daurijas bezdelīga,
rdeča lastovka,
Рыжепоясничная ласточка,
Layang-layang gua,
コシアカツバメ,
金腰燕,
นกนางแอ่นตะโพกแดง,
金腰燕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest