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	 Hirundo angolensis (Angola swallow)
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^o^| English: « Hirundo arcticincta » = Hirundo angolensis (Angola Swallow) - arcticincta race
 Français : « Hirundo arcticincta » = Hirundo angolensis (Hirondelle d'Angola) - race arcticincta
 Date	1894
 Source	A monograph of the Hirundinidae https://archive.org/stream/monographofhirun02sha#page/n105/mode/2up
 Author	Richard Bowdler Sharpe  (1847–1909)
 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hirundo_angolensis%2C_arcticincta_race_1894.jpg
 
 
 Hirundo angolensis - Angola swallow, Angolan swallow, rufous-chested swallow
 
 The Angola Swallow is a small bird that belongs to the swallow family, Hirundinidae. It has a blue back, a chestnut forehead and throat, and a gray belly. It lives in various open habitats in Africa, such as grasslands, wetlands, and farms. It feeds on flying insects and breeds in mud nests. It is also known as the Angolan Swallow or the Rufous-chested Swallow. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
 
 Order:	Passeriformes
 Family:	Hirundinidae
 Genus:	Hirundo
 Species:	Hirundo angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1868
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