Wildlifeof Malaysia
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Swallows & Martins
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Cecropis daurica
Basic stats
Habitat
Open, often hilly areas with clearings and cultivation
Range
Eastern and south-eastern Asia to north-eastern India and Taiwan
The eastern red-rumped swallow is found in open, often hilly, areas with clearings and cultivation across eastern and south-eastern Asia to north-eastern India and Taiwan. The European and African red-rumped swallows were formerly considered subspecies of it. Eight subspecies are recognised, from north-east Kazakhstan and Mongolia to Taiwan and the Philippines (Wikipedia, general species account).
It was described in 1769 from a specimen from near Zmeinogorsk in Russia, and the species name refers to Dauria, a region east of Lake Baikal (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Eastern Red-rumped Swallow live in?
- Open, often hilly areas with clearings and cultivation
- Where is the Eastern Red-rumped Swallow found?
- Eastern and south-eastern Asia to north-eastern India and Taiwan