House Swallow (Hirundo javanica)

Other Names (World)
House Swallow, Hill Swallow, Nilgiri House Swallow

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
12.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Jerdon, 1844

Habitat
Cliffs, rocky shores, sandy shorelines, sandbars. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

India, Sri Lanka.

Southern India and Sri Lanka.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Hill Swallow (Hirundo domicola) [XC460934]
by Sreekumar Chirukandoth from Idukki--Munnar--Lockhart Gap Devikulam, Idukki County, Kerala, India (call)

Hill Swallow (Hirundo domicola) [XC620441]
by Sathyan Meppayur from Ketty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India (uncertain)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Tahiti Swallow (Hirundo tahitica).

References
See References.

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