Nesting and breeding attempts of Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769) in Tunisia

Kalboussi, Mohsen (2021) Nesting and breeding attempts of Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769) in Tunisia. ORNIS HUNGARICA, 29 (1). pp. 186-191. ISSN 1215-1610

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Abstract

During fieldworks in 2019, a pair of Red-rumped Swallows (Cecropis daurica) were seen building their nest (June) and one of them brooding (August). The pair was still present in the area by the end of September, while all other swallows left this breeding area. In June 2020, the nest entrance was destroyed and the nest was occupied by a pair of Passer sp. Another nest of C. daurica was found in an abandoned building but was completely destroyed. This observation is the first record concerning an attempt and failure of nesting of the species in Tunisia. The nesting area of the Red-rumped Swallow is extended to the Mediterranean in southern Europe and to northwest Africa. The nesting sites are described, and the extension of the nesting area is discussed in this work.

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