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CoastalCup nestSmall · 16 g
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This species is a small swallow at 13 cm (5.1 in). It has a blue back with browner wings and tail, a red face and throat, and dusky underparts. It differs from the barn swallow and the closely related welcome swallow in its shorter and less forked tail.
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When to see the Hill Swallow
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Hill Swallow
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Hill Swallow
The hill swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in southern India and Sri Lanka. It is resident apart from some local seasonal movements. This bird is associated with coasts, but is increasingly spreading to forested uplands. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Pacific swallow.
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Easily confused with
Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisThey measure 15 cm and weigh 16 to 19 g.
Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaThe Ethiopian swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.
Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucidaThe red-chested swallow is a small non-migratory passerine bird found in West Africa, the Congo Basin and Ethiopia.
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