The European red-rumped swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. Historically, it was usually treated in a broad concept of the genus Hirundo, but is now treated in the ge
Red rumped swallow in Calpe, Spain May 2018 01
In flight, showing the distinct black 'dipped in ink' tail; Shumen, Bulgaria
A pair near the eastern end of the species' range in Kazakhstan
Nest, at Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
The eastern red-rumped swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is found in open, often hilly, areas with clearings and cultivation across Southeast Asia to north-easte
European red-rumped swallow
…usually treated in a broad concept of the genus Hirundo, but is now treated in the genus Cecropis. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the eastern red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica), united, together with the African red-rumped swallow (C. melanocrissus, syn. C. domicella), under the common name of red-rumped…
Red rumped Swallow Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar
One of the "striated" subspecies in Indonesia
Collecting mud for nest construction (Parli, Maharashtra, India)
At Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.