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Red-rumped Swallow
Hirundo daurica
(H. d. rufula)
| Armenian Name: | Շիկագոտի ծիծեռնակ |
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See Plate 36 for Red-rumped Swallow and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Casual |
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| Length: | 16-17 cm, Wing Span:32-34 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 347. |
| Description: | Long pointed wings and deeply-forked tail. Blue crown, back, and upperwings with blackish flight feathers. Red-orange hindneck and upper rump. Off-white underparts, blue-black rear body and tail. |
| Habitat: | Mountain cliffs, fish ponds. |
| Food: | Airborne invertebrates. |
