Hirundo smithii  Leach, 1818

Wire-tailed Swallow
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Hirundo
Species: smithii
  • Common names: Wire-tailed Swallow
  • Thai names: นกนางแอ่นหางลวด
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Hirundo smithii smithii: Widespread Africa south of the Sahara
    Hirundo smithii filifera: Afghanistan and Baluchistan to India, Myanmar and Indochina
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population increasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Mae Taeng)
  • Additional notes: 
Hirundo smithii image location map.jpg
Image locations
Images of Hirundo smithii from Thailand.
Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow Mae Taeng Chiang Mai Jan 2020.jpg
Hirundo smithii, Wire-tailed Swallow, Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, Jan 2020
Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow Mae Taeng Jan 2020.jpg
Hirundo smithii, Wire-tailed Swallow, Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, Jan 2020
References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 14 July 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Hirundo smithii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22712299A94328026. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712299A94328026.en. Downloaded on 14 July 2020.
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.