Red-throated cliff swallow

Red-throated cliff swallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Petrochelidon
Species: P. rufigula
Binomial name
Petrochelidon rufigula
Barboza du Bocage, 1878
Synonyms
  • Hirundo rufigula

The red-throated cliff swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula), also known as the red-throated swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Zambia.

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