Description:

Small, a highly variable swallow with a black deeply forked tail. Rufous-orange neck sides and rump, finely streaked buffish-white underparts, and black undertail coverts. From Barn in having rufous-orange sides of neck, rufous-orange rump, finely streaked buffish-white underparts, and black undertail-coverts.

Distribution:

Common summer visitor to lowers valleys in central Gilgit-Baltistan, mainly Diamer and Gilgit. Prefers open hilly country, lightly wooded areas, rocky gorges and cliffs; also open scrub, cultivations and paddy fields. Locally reaching up to 2500m.

Behavior:

Forages usually alone, in pairs or in small groups; mixes with other hirundines. Feeds both low over vegetation and high up; flight slow, with frequent gliding and soaring. Patrols cliff face or other feeding route. Adult diet includes flies, beetles, bugs, termites, Orthopterans and Hymenoptera.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Red-rumped Swallow in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Red-rumped Swallow

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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