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Ethiopian Swallow


Hirundo aethiopica

Blanford, WT, 1869

Family: Hirundinidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The Ethiopian swallow (Hirundo aethiopica) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. Although it is non-migratory, its range is wide, extending from Benin to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda.

It is often confused with the wire-tailed swallow.

Social Behavior: It breeds and nests on cliffs and in buildings.

Source: Wikipedia, article Hirundo aethiopica. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
113016226/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
204374628/04/2019EthiopiaArsiMataharaMarcelo Gavensky
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.