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PORTAL FOR BIRDS OF MADHYA PRADESH
   
 
  Wire-tailed Swallow  
Name : Wire-tailed Swallow
Scientific Name : Hirundo smithii
Size : Leeshara ababeel (14 cm)
Habitat : Open land, wetland near of grassland
Identification : Glossy steel blue above, chestnut cap, wires on tails
Status : Resident
Distribution : Widespread in central India
Food : Insects
Nest : Throughout the year, mud- saucer bracket
Eggs : 3-5, white
   



  Least Concern
  Terrestrial
  Common
  All parts of M.P
 
SPECIES OF TERRESTRIAL BIRDS FOUND IN MADHYA PRADESH