In India, there are 15 species of swallows and martins, many of which look similar. Red-rumped Swallow, Barn Swallow, Streak-throated Swallow and Wire-tailed Swallow are perhaps the most common of these and are distributed in most of the country. Among these, Red-rumped, Wire-tailed and Streak-throated Swallow are largely resident, but Barn Swallow is a winter visitor to most of the country and breeds only in the Himalayas within the region. This is a Red rumped Swallow captured in Hyderabad, India.
The red Rumped Swallow is a small passerine (or Perching Bird) of the Swallow Family. It breeds in open hilly country of temperate southern Europe and Asia from Portugal and Spain to Japan, India, Sri Lanka and tropical Africa. The Indian and African birds are resident, but European and other Asian birds are migratory.
They resemble barn swallows but are darker below and have pale or reddish rumps, face and neck collar. They lack a breast band but have black undertail. They are fast fliers, and they swoop on insects while airborne.
Red-rumped swallows build quarter-sphere nests with a tunnel entrance lined with mud collected in their beaks and lay 3 to 6 eggs. They normally nest under cliff overhangs in their mountain homes but will readily adapt to buildings such as mosques and bridges.
They have broad but pointed wings and a wingspan of 34cm despite having a 17cm body, they can weigh up to 30g.
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