The adult when compared to Asian House Martin has a combination of white underparts, longer and more deeply forked tail, and paler underwing-coverts. Upperparts in juvenile is browner (less glossy) and is rather dingy underneath with brownish centres to some feathers of vent and undertail-coverts, whitish tips to tertials, and has shallower tail-fork which is very similar to Asian House Martin.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Delichon urbica (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| synonym | Delichon urbica urbica (Linnaeus, 1758) |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Summary
Bird group
Swallows
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Trophic Strategy
Insectivore
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Seen in open valleys and grassy hillsides with cliffs.
They are prefer open country with low vegetation, such as pasture, meadows and farmland. They prefer nearby water areas and also found in mountains up to at least 2,200 m (7,200 ft) altitude. They are also found in urban areas and will nest even in city centres if they find air clean. For wintering it uses similar open habitats on the wintering grounds.
Description
Global Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Distribution In India
Throughout the Indian Union. Resident and migratory
Distribution In Assam
Migratory in Assam
Delichon urbicum is native to Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation (European Russia), Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. It is vaggrant Barbados, Bermuda, Comoros, Djibouti, Greenland, Maldives, Nepal, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Seychelles, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United States.
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Trends
Stable
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Threats
They are adversely affected by weather during breeding and migration. They also have ti compete for nest sites with House Sparrows and changes in breeding sites is also threat for them.
Protection Legal Status
Schedule IV
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
- Praveen, J. Jayapal, R. & Pittie. A. (2016). A checklist of the birds of India. Indian Birds.11: 113-170.
- BirdLife International. 2017. Delichon urbicum (amended version of assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103811886A118748864. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103811886A118748864.en. Downloaded on 30 April 2018.
- Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., &Inskipp, T. (2011) Birds of Indian Subcontinent, 2nd Edition,Oxford University Press, London. 480 pp.
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
Information Listing > References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
- Praveen, J. Jayapal, R. & Pittie. A. (2016). A checklist of the birds of India. Indian Birds.11: 113-170.
- BirdLife International. 2017. Delichon urbicum (amended version of assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103811886A118748864. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103811886A118748864.en. Downloaded on 30 April 2018.
- Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., &Inskipp, T. (2011) Birds of Indian Subcontinent, 2nd Edition,Oxford University Press, London. 480 pp.
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Hirundinidae |
| Genus | Delichon |
| Species | Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus 1758) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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