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When to see the Preuss's Cliff Swallow
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Preuss's Cliff Swallow
The map shades 16 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Gabon.
About the Preuss's Cliff Swallow
Preuss's cliff swallow, also known as Preuss's swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollarisThe chestnut-collared swallow is 12 to 12.5 cm (4.7 to 4.9 in) long and weighs 14 to 18 g (0.49 to 0.63 oz).
Red-throated Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon rufigulaThe red-throated cliff swallow, also known as the red-throated swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.
Red Sea Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon perditaThe Red Sea cliff swallow, also known as the Red Sea swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.
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