Listen to the eastern red-rumped swallow
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About the eastern red-rumped swallow
The eastern red-rumped swallow is a bird in the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 29 cm.
What does the eastern red-rumped swallow sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The eastern red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is found in open, often hilly, areas with clearings and cultivation across eastern and southeastern Asia to north-eastern India and Taiwan.
The European red-rumped swallow and the African red-rumped swallow were formerly considered as subspecies of the eastern red-rumped swallow.
Related birds in the genus Cecropis
More from the family Hirundinidae
Barn swallow
Hirundo rustica
Sand martin
Riparia riparia
Western house martin
Delichon urbicum
Eurasian crag martin
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Wire-tailed swallow
Hirundo smithii
Tree swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Cliff swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple martin
Progne subis
Blue-and-white swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Violet-green swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
White-banded swallow
Atticora fasciata
Frequently asked questions
What does an eastern red-rumped swallow sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the eastern red-rumped swallow on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the eastern red-rumped swallow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the eastern red-rumped swallow as “least concern”.
What family does the eastern red-rumped swallow belong to?
The eastern red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Qianqiao, Yingde, Qingyuan Shi, Guangdong Sheng, China by Qin Huang – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27075446 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Eastern red-rumped swallow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by yvesbas – CC BY 4.0