Rufous-bellied Swallow

When to see the Rufous-bellied Swallow

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rufous-bellied Swallow

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Rufous-bellied Swallow

The rufous-bellied swallow is a species of swallow that breeds on the Malay Peninsula. It has faintly streaked deep rufous underparts, and an unstreaked rump. It is usually raised to species status from its closest relative, the striated swallow.

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Easily confused with

African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusThe African red-rumped swallow is small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufulaEuropean red-rumped swallow is somewhat similar in habits and appearance to the other aerial insectivores, such as the related swallows and the unrelated swifts (order Apodiformes). Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythraIt is a large swallow with a tail which forks deeply, and the combination of deep rufous underside and navy blue rump without any marks is a unique feature of this species.