Streak-throated Swallow

Latin Name: 
Petrochelidon fluvicolaa
Size: 
12cm
Description: 

A small, dusky swallow with notched, long, broad tail. Blackish-blue mantle, brown wings, rump and tail and deep chestnut crown. Heavily streaked blackish on face, throat and upper breast. Brown under tail. Often looks very dark. The browner juvenile is often confused with Plain Martin. Has a weak, martin-like flight.

Habitat: 
Inhabits open country and cultivation near water.
Distribution: 
Locally common breeding resident in Indo- Gangetic Plains from Pakistan east to Uttar Pradesh and souththroughwesternpeninsulatoKarnataka. Mainly summer visitor to northern areas.
Call: 
Call Description: 
Calls chrrp and trr…trr.
National Status: