Swallows and Martins
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Published : January 31, 2017
| Last modified on August 18th, 2017 at 4:08 pm
Swallows and Martins are birds with slender streamlined bodies, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape.
Type:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
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Protection Status:
Least Concern
General Background:
Their feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 19 species which occur in Zimbabwe.
Species of Swallows and Martins found in Zimbabwe
- Sand martin
- Brown-throated martin
- Banded martin
- Grey-rumped swallow
- Rock martin
- Barn swallow
- White-throated swallow
- Wire-tailed swallow
- Blue swallow
- Pearl-breasted swallow
- Greater striped swallow
- Lesser striped swallow
- Rufous-chested swallow
- Mosque swallow
- Red-rumped swallow
- South African swallow
- Common house martin
- White-headed sawwing
- Blue sawwing.
Places in which they are found in Zimbabwe
