Family

Hirundinidae

Habits

Diurnal, Fitted for life as aerial foragers, going to trees only to roost, rest and nest. regualrly migratory,

Habitat

Grassland Woodland Wetlands Forest Stone Country, Areas studded with tall & spreading trees; inland water and fringing forests; mangroves; rainforest; open woodland; floodplains.

Breeding

August September October November December January, 4 to 5; creamy white. Incubation about 15-16 days by both sexes.

Parks

Kakadu National Park

Diet

Carnivore, insects.

Details

Common Name: Tree Martin Scientific Name: Petrochelidon (Hirumdo) nigricans
Sub Order: Unavailable Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves Category: Native
Status: Least Concern Size: Unavailable

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