Sri Lanka swallow

Sri Lanka swallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Cecropis
Species: C. hyperythra
Binomial name
Cecropis hyperythra
(Blyth, 1849)
Synonyms[1]

Cecropis daurica hyperythra
Hirundo daurica hyperythra

The Sri Lanka swallow (Cecropis hyperythra) is a large swallow. It is a resident breeder endemic to Sri Lanka. It is closely related to the red-rumped swallow, and was formerly considered a subspecies.

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