African Red-rumped Swallow vs Black-and-rufous Swallow

Cecropis melanocrissus مقارنةً بـ Hirundo nigrorufa

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Red-rumped Swallow Black-and-rufous Swallow
الاسم العلمي Cecropis melanocrissus Hirundo nigrorufa
الرتبة Passeriformes Passeriformes
الفصيلة Hirundinidae Hirundinidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 21,4 cm (8.4 in)
الوزن 26,25 g (0.93 oz) 14,5 g (0.51 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Red-rumped Swallow only

Black-and-rufous Swallow only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

African Red-rumped Swallow

Least Concern

Black-and-rufous Swallow

About These Birds

African Red-rumped Swallow

The African Red-rumped Swallow is a swallow of the Hirundinidae family, weighing around 26 g. It is identified by its distinctive rufous rump and undertail, and inhabits open country and rocky areas across Africa where it catches insects on the wing.

Black-and-rufous Swallow

The Black-and-rufous Swallow is a distinctive swallow of the miombo woodland and open areas in East and Central Africa. It has glossy black upperparts and rich rufous-chestnut underparts and throat. It feeds on aerial insects, hawking over open woodland and water, and breeds in small colonies.

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