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    The grey-rumped swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga) is a species of swallow. It is the only member of the genus Pseudhirundo. It is found in Angola, Benin...
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    The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally...
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    The European red-rumped swallow (Cecropis rufula) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It breeds in open hilly country of southern...
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  • rufigula South African cliff swallow, Petrochelidon spilodera Genus Pseudhirundo: Grey-rumped swallow, Pseudhirundo griseopyga Swallow African swallowtail (Papilio...
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    red-rumped swallow and the African red-rumped swallow were formerly considered as subspecies of the eastern red-rumped swallow. The eastern red-rumped swallow...
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  • wren Grey-naped antpitta Grey-necked bunting Grey-necked rockfowl Grey-olive greenbul Grey-rumped swallow Grey-rumped swift Grey-rumped swiftlet Grey-rumped...
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    juvenile is similar to the red-rumped swallow but has blue on the side of the head rather than dull red. The red-breasted swallow is found over most of Africa...
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    rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) is a small, migratory swallow. It is very similar to the southern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx...
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    Phylogenetic analysis has shown that the white-backed swallow is most closely related to the grey-rumped swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga) that is widely distributed...
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    barn swallow is a more urban bird, with the red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) replacing it as the rural species. In winter, the barn swallow is cosmopolitan...
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    northern counterpart, the northern rough-winged swallow, but is more uniform in color, particularly on the rump. "Rough-winged" refers to the serrated edge...
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    barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), sand martin (Riparia riparia) or red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica). In Africa, confusion with grey-rumped swallow (Pseudhirundo...
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    violet-green swallow and the white-rumped swallow. The sexes, although similar in plumage, differ slightly in size. The juveniles have grey-brown upperparts...
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    The Sri Lanka swallow (Cecropis hyperythra) is a resident breeder endemic to Sri Lanka. It is closely related to the red-rumped swallow, and was formerly...
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    The welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is native to Australia and nearby islands. It has...
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    plumage, along with the white-winged swallow, Chilean swallow, white-rumped swallow, and mangrove swallow. By 1882, he had upgraded this to a full genus. Some...
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  • The African red-rumped swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus) is small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is found in northern areas of Africa...
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    The white-rumped swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. First described and given its binomial name by French...
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    rough-winged swallow, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. The Fanti saw-wing has often described as the most beautiful of the swallows, owing to...
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    The grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea) is a large swallow from Central and South America. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included...
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    The Pacific swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It breeds in tropical southern Asia and the islands...
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    The grey-rumped swift or gray-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found...
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    Sand martin (redirect from Bank Swallow)
    of the simple "H[irundo] cinerea, gula abdomineque albis" – "an ash-grey swallow, with white throat and belly" – and the type locality was simply given...
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    The white-winged swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) is a resident breeding swallow in tropical South America from Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, and Argentina...
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    bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae, that is widely distributed across Africa. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the grey-throated martin...
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    stricto, containing the barn swallow; Cecropis, containing the red-rumped swallow; and Petrochelidon, containing the cliff swallow. The genetic tests deemed...
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    black saw-wing swallows (Psalidoprocne spp.) which occur throughout its breeding range. Young blue swallows start life a brownish-grey, acquiring their...
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  • The Tahiti swallow (Hirundo tahitica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is found on the islands of Moorea and Tahiti in...
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    South Africa The mosque swallow is the largest and heaviest species of African swallow, resembling a big red-rumped swallow Cecropis daurica. The crown...
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    Caribbean martin or white-bellied martin (Progne dominicensis) is a large swallow. It has at various times been considered alternatively as a race of the...
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