Streak-throated swallow

Streak-throated swallow
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Hirundinidae
Genus:	Petrochelidon
Species:	P. fluvicola
Binomial name
Petrochelidon fluvicola Blyth, 1855

The streak-throated swallow or the Indian cliff swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola) is a species of swallow found as Native (breeder, year-round resident or winter visitor) in South Asia in the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It occurs as a Vagrant in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and the Middle-east.^[1]

Gallery

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  Streak-throated swallow, at Mohali, Punjab
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  building nest in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India
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  in Hyderabad, India
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  in Hyderabad, India
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  Fallen on ground in Hyderabad, India
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  in Hyderabad, India
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  in Hyderabad, India
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References

• BirdLife International (2004). "Hirundo fluvicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 May 2006. 
• Ranga, M.M., Koli, V.K. & Bhatnagar, C. (2011). Resettlement and nesting of Streak-throated swallow Hirundo fluvicola Blyth, 1855. J. Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc. 108(3): 230-244.