Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii. By Alok Tewari 2 years 7 months ago. These pages are largely based on our own observations and those of our contributors. Summary; Text account; Data table and detailed info; Distribution map; Climate Change maps; Reference and further resources ; Select View Summary; Text account; Data table and detailed info; Distribution map; Climate Change maps; Reference and further resources; Current view: summary Family: Hirundinidae (Swallows and martins) Authority: Leach, 1818 .
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These pages are largely based on our own observations and those of our contributors. Swallow in Aarhus, Denmark. The wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.It has two subspecies: H. s. smithii, which occurs throughout Africa, and H. s. filifera, which is found in southern and southeastern Asia.It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter. The species is monotypic. The white-winged swallow was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana.
Taxonomy. christian0: Bird Identification Q&A: 4: Wednesday 3rd July 2019 21:11: New Video: Streak-throated Swallow - Wire-tailed Swallow (added by aloktewari) BirdForum TV: BirdForum TV Discussion: 0: Friday 28th July 2017 07:40: Striated swallow or Red-rumped swallow? The pied-winged swallow was described by the English ornithologist William Swainson in 1837 who introduced its current binomial name Hirundo leucosoma.
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Like all other swallows known to us, Wire-tailed Swallows are insect hunters. Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) bird sounds free on dibird.com.
Taxonomy. The white-backed swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) is a member of the family Hirundinidae and is endemic to Australia. The composition of its diet varies by geographic region and with the time of year. Behaviour. This species is known to hunt mostly above water. The white-winged swallow was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. Unlock thousands of full-length species accounts and hundreds of bird family overviews when you subscribe to Birds of the World.
The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine birds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. The structure of these bird pages is explained HERE. The genus name Hirundo is the Latin word for swallow.
The structure of these bird pages is explained HERE.
The wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.It has two subspecies: H. s. smithii, which occurs throughout Africa, and H. s. filifera, which is found in southern and southeastern Asia.It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter.
White-backed Swallows are insectivorous and feed in-flight on insects, like all known swallows. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive series is the first work ever to illustrate and deal in detail with all the living species of birds. ... Wire-tailed Swallow : This soundscape contains sharp discontinuous calls by swallow and loud BG calls by Red-wattled Lapwing and Coppersmith Barbet.
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