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Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869
Hirundinidae — Swallows, Martins
Ethiopian Swallow, Hirundo aethiopica, is a bird of the swallow family that breeds in north-eastern and central Africa. Its range stretches across a broad belt from West Africa through the Sahel and into East and Central Africa, including countries such as Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda. It is not migratory. It is often mistaken for the wire-tailed swallow. During the breeding season it nests on cliffs and in buildings. Described by Blanford in 1869, it belongs to the order Passeriformes.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae — Swallows, Martins
- Breeding range
- Africa: ne, c
