Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)

Black-and-rufous Swallow (Hirundo nigrorufa) - HBW 9, p. 670

French: Hirondelle roux et noir German: Rostbauchschwalbe Spanish: Golondrina Rojinegra

Taxonomy: Hirundo nigrorufa Bocage, 1877, Caconda, Angola.
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with H. atrocaerulea, but morphological differences probably too great to justify such a treatment. Monotypic.

Distribution: Angola (Cuanza Sul S to N Huíla, E to S Lunda Norte and N Moxico) E to S DRCongo and N Zambia.

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