BirdUp · Species
White-backed Swallow
Cheramoeca leucosterna(Gould, 1841)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Cheramoeca
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The white-backed swallow is a member of the swallow family Hirundinidae and is endemic to Australia. It is the only species placed in the genus Cheramoeca. As with all swallows, it is characterised by adaptation to aerial feeding. It can be identified by its white back, surrounded by black wings and tail. It has a wide distribution, from the southern part of the Australian continent, up to the Tropic of Capricorn. The white-backed swallow prefers grasslands and will create a burrow nest.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except north, south-east, Tasmania)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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