| Red-throated cliff swallow | |
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| in Angola | |
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 | |
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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, DRC, Gabon, and Zambia.
Gallery
Breeding colony collecting mud pellets for nesting, Angola
Illustration by R. B. Sharpe
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References
- BirdLife International 2004. Petrochelidon rufigula. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.