Back Blouswael Afrikaans Hirundo atrocaerulea AST Синя лястовица Bulgarian Oreneta blava Catalan Hirundo atrocaerulea CEB Gwennol las Welsh Stahlschwalbe German Hirundo atrocaerulea Spanish Hirundo atrocaerulea Basque پرستوی آبیرنگ Persian
| Blue swallow | |
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| Illustration by R. B. Sharpe (1894) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Hirundo |
| Species: | H. atrocaerulea
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| Binomial name | |
| Hirundo atrocaerulea Sundevall, 1850
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The blue swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea) is a small bird within the swallow family which is in the order Passeriformes. Swallows are somewhat similar in habits and appearance to other aerial insectivores, such as the martins (also a passerine) and the swifts (order Apodiformes). It breeds in the Afromontane (from South Africa to Tanzania), wintering north of Lake Victoria.
This bird breeds in montane grassland, preferring high rainfall, undulating areas. In winter it prefers open grassland, with bushes and trees. The nest is usually attached to the roof or side of a hole in the ground.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Hirundo atrocaerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22712318A155549636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22712318A155549636.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ BirdLife Species Factsheet