Wildlifeof Thailand
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Hirundinidae
Photo: Cheng-Te Hsu · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Cecropis daurica
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Open country and settlements
Range
East Asia; winters southward
This fork-tailed swallow has a pale rufous rump and streaked underparts and builds enclosed mud nests under ledges (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Eastern Red-rumped Swallow eat?
- Flying insects
- What habitat does the Eastern Red-rumped Swallow live in?
- Open country and settlements
- Where is the Eastern Red-rumped Swallow found?
- East Asia; winters southward