White-tailed swallow

White-tailed swallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Hirundinidae
Genus:Hirundo
Species: H. megaensis
Binomial name
Hirundo megaensis
Benson, 1942

The white-tailed swallow (Hirundo megaensis) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Hirundo megaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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