Asian House Martin
Delichon dasypus
Photo: masa_i / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
The Asian house martin is a small swallow with a white rump and short tail, building colonial mud nests on cliffs, bridges and building walls. It catches insects in flight. A breeding site on Mie's Mie Island and a wintering site in Nara are designated Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Delichon dasypus
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Mie, Nara
- 日本語
- イワツバメ
- 简体中文
- 烟腹毛脚燕
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The Asian House Martin is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Mie, Nara.
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