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Order Passeriformes 83 species in 17 genera
Size: Between 11 cm (Square-tailed Saw-wing, Psalidoprocne nitens) and 25 cm (Montane Blue Swallow, Hirundo atrocaerulea).
Distribution: All boigeographic regions. The species breeding in temperate regions are migratory, moving in winter to areas with insect abundance.
Habitat: All type of open areas.
Feeding: Flying invertebrates.
Breeding: They built the nest with mud (an open cup or a closed chamber), attached to a building or cliff. 2-5 eggs. Incubation 14-16 days. Nestling period 16-24 days.
Threat status: 7 threatened species (1 Critically Endangered, 1 Endangered and 5 Vulnerable). [+info] |
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