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Red Sea cliff swallow

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Petrochelidon

Higher classification
  
Hirundo

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Hirundinidae

Scientific name
  
Hirundo perdita

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Red‑throated cliff swallow, Preuss's cliff swallow, Chestnut‑collared swallow, Black‑and‑rufous swallow, Mountain saw‑wing

The Red Sea cliff swallow (Hirundo perdita), also known as the Red Sea swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is possibly endemic to Sudan. It is known only from a single specimen, found in May 1984 at the Sanganeb lighthouse, north-east of Port Sudan, Sudan. This enigmatic swallow may still exist, though the lack of recent records is puzzling. Unidentified swallows have been sighted in Lake Langano (c. 20 birds) and in Awash National Park (3-8 birds) in the East African Rift in Ethiopia, and these are possibly this species. It is alternatively placed in the genus Hirundo.

References

Red Sea cliff swallow Wikipedia