Red-chested Swallow

Hirundo lucida - Hirondelle de Guinée

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Hirundo
Species
:
lucida

Descriptor

Hartlaub, 1858

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 12 à 14 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Hirundo lucida lucida (sw Mauritania and Senegal to Togo and Benin)
Hirundo lucida subalaris (Congo and DRCongo)
Hirundo lucida rothschildi (Ethiopia)

Foreign names

Hirondelle de Guinée,
Golondrina guineana,
andorinha-da-guiné,
Singschwalbe,
Roodkeelzwaluw,
Rondine pettorosso,
guineasvala,
Guineasvale,
lastovička hrdzavohrdlá,
vlaštovka lesklá,
Rødhalset Svale,
guineanhaarapääsky,
oreneta de Guinea,
jaskółka rdzawogardła,
Певчая (настоящая) ласточка,
アフリカツバメ,
赤胸燕,
guineasvala,
赤胸燕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ;

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas