Red-chested Swallow
Hirundo lucida
Photo © Daniel S. Katz
Photo © Daniel S. Katz — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #150049020ABOUT
Subspecies of Red-chested Swallow
Hirundo lucida lucidaHirundo lucida rothschildiHirundo lucida subalaris
The red-chested swallow (Hirundo lucida) is a small non-migratory passerine bird found in West Africa, the Congo Basin and Ethiopia. It has a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the closely resembling barn swallow. However, the adult red-chested swallow differs in being slightly smaller than its migratory relative, in addition to having a narrower blue breast band and shorter tail streamers. Juveniles are more comparable to barn swallow chicks.
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Didiga·Ethiopia
+473 birds+23 mammals
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Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia
+397 birds+20 mammals
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Bandia Wildlife Reserve
Sindia·Senegal
+162 birds+8 mammals
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Basse Casamance National Park
Cap Skirring·Senegal
+265 birds+5 mammals
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Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Tiguet·Senegal
+273 birds+7 mammals
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Fathala Wildlife Reserve
Communauté rurale de Toubacouta·Senegal
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Guembeul Special Wildlife Reserve
Guembeul·Senegal
+159 birds+2 mammals
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Îles de la Madeleine National Park
Dakar·Senegal
+125 birds
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Kiang West National Park
Kuli Kunda·The Gambia
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