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GrasslandDomed nestSmall · 22 g
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It 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. Its rufous underside can be used to tell it apart from the red-rumped swallow. It is a passerine, which means it has three toes pointing forward and one pointing backward, allowing it to perch.
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When to see the Sri Lanka Swallow
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Sri Lanka Swallow
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Sri Lanka Swallow
The Sri Lanka swallow is a resident breeder endemic to Sri Lanka. It is closely related to the red-rumped swallow, and was formerly considered a subspecies.
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Easily confused with
Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisThe mosque swallow is the largest and heaviest species of African swallow, resembling a big red-rumped swallow Cecropis daurica.
Rufous-bellied SwallowCecropis badiaThe rufous-bellied swallow is a species of swallow that breeds on the Malay Peninsula.
African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusThe African red-rumped swallow is small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae.
Side by side: Red-breasted Swallow vs Sri Lanka Swallow · Mosque Swallow vs Sri Lanka Swallow · Sri Lanka Swallow vs Tawny-headed Swallow
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