Tag: all of Cecropis

Biometrics and wing moult of migrating Red-rumped Swallows Hirundo daurica in Greece

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica) Science Article 1 abstract Published data describing the biometrics, moult and fat loads of migrant Red-rumped Swallows Hirundo daurica are scarce. Here we present data on wing and tarsus length, tail measurements, abdominal fat scores and weight for a sample of 457 birds captured at a reed-bed roost during autumn migration […]

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Hirundinidae | [latin] Hirundo daurica | [UK] Red-rumped Swallow | [FR] Hirondelle rousseline | [DE] Rotelschwalbe | [ES] Golondrina daurica | [NL] Roodstuitzwaluw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Cecropis daurica EU, OR, AF widespread Cecropis daurica daurica Cecropis daurica emini Cecropis daurica erythropygia Cecropis […]