White-tailed Swallow (Hirundo megaensis)

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Benson, 1942

Habitat
Open, semi-arid country with short grass and low Acacia thorn-scrub (dense to sparse) with some clearings, and less commonly over farmland. From 1,500 - 1,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Ethiopia (B) (NB).

Southern Ethiopia (Yavello and Mega areas, in Sidamo Province).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Conversion of Acacia thorn-scrub to grazing land, and pastoralism to crop agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A high-pitched, swallow-like twittering.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

White-tailed Swallow (Hirundo megaensis) [XC300344]
by id from South of Yabello, Ethiopia (call)

White-tailed Swallow (Hirundo megaensis) [XC300343]
by Peter Boesman from South of Yabello, Ethiopia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

In the past was sometimes placed with Pied-winged Swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) and Pearl-breasted Swallow (Hirundo dimidiata) in a separate genus Hemicecrops, and these three have been considered by some authors to form a superspecies.

References
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