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Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 130, February 140, March 95, April 124, May 90, June 78, July 115, August 146, September 119, October 104, November 87, December 131.
India1,359
South Africa407
Mahārāshtra299
Kerala282
Kenya207
Mpumalanga188
Karnātaka186
Zambia157
Tanzania153
Gujarāt127

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilySwallows and Martins · Hirundinidae
GenusTypical Swallows · Hirundo

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