White-tailed swallow

White-tailed swallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Hirundo
Species: H. megaensis
Binomial name
Hirundo megaensis
Benson, 1942

The white-tailed swallow (Hirundo megaensis) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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