Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 4,384
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇳 India
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The eastern red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) 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-eastern India and Taiwan. The European red-rumped swallow and the African red-rumped swallow were formerly considered as subspecies of the eastern red-rumped swallow.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eastern red-rumped swallow”.