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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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juvenile perched, waiting to be fed by adult Locality Northwestern Province, Zambia (Monotypic species)
Nik Borrow 16 September 2011 34 weeks ago 34 sec 4.7
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adult perched
Locality Chitunta Plain, Northwestern Province, Zambia
Nik Borrow 16 September 2011 19 weeks ago 3.5
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