Swallows, Martins

Red-throated Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon rufigula

The Red-throated Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula) is a 16 g grassland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Swallows, Martins

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

16 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Angola, Zambia, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Where to see it: Odzala NP · Mboko Camp (Republic of the Congo); PN de la Lopé · La Lopé Lodge (Gabon); Tombingo Forest (Angola); Ipassa Makokou Nature Reserve (Gabon); PN de la Lopé (general area) (Gabon).

Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist