Wildlifeof Nepal
Streak-throated Swallow
Swallows & Martins
Photo: (c) Piyush Marwadi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Petrochelidon fluvicola
Basic stats
Diet
Midges and other tiny winged insects caught in the air
Habitat
Open habitat; large colonial nests of many fused mud pots, each with a short tube entrance
Size
About 11cm
The rump is pale brown and the tail square-ended, and the brown streaks on the throat and chest are distinctive. On cold mornings, large flocks are seen packed on electric wires to catch the early sun (Wikipedia, general species account).
The diet is midges and other tiny winged insects caught in the air. The nesting season is almost year-round, December to April and July to October, and the birds build large colonial nests of mud, many pot-like nests fused together, each entered by a short tube (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Streak-throated Swallow eat?
- Midges and other tiny winged insects caught in the air
- What habitat does the Streak-throated Swallow live in?
- Open habitat; large colonial nests of many fused mud pots, each with a short tube entrance
- How big is the Streak-throated Swallow?
- About 11cm