Black-and-rufous Swallow vs Chilean Swallow

Hirundo nigrorufa verglichen mit Tachycineta meyeni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-and-rufous Swallow Chilean Swallow
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hirundo nigrorufa Tachycineta meyeni
Ordnung Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familie Hirundinidae Hirundinidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 21,4 cm (8.4 in) 22,0 cm (8.7 in)
Gewicht 14,5 g (0.51 oz) 17,0 g (0.60 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-and-rufous Swallow only

Chilean Swallow only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-and-rufous Swallow

Least Concern

Chilean Swallow

About These Birds

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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