Zahoor-Salmi
Wire-tailed swallow
Breeding
•Monogamous, solitary nester, with the pair bond lasting for the whole breeding season and probably for life.
•The nest (see image below) is built by both sexes in about a week, consisting of a flat open cup built of mud pellets and lined with stems, grass and feathers. It is typically placed in an artificial site, such as near the roof of a veranda, on a wooden cross beam, inside a water tower, under a bridge or even on a boat. The same site is used repeatedly over multiple seasons; before laying the eggs the original structure is repaired
•Egg-laying season is year-round, peaking from August-December and February-April.
•It lays 2-4 eggs, which are incubated solely by the female for 14-19 days. In one study the eggs where incubated for 43-66% of the day.
•The chicks are brooded by the female for the first few days of their lives after which the male sometimes helps out. They are fed regularly by both sexes, leaving the nest after 15-24 days. The fledglings still roost in the nest for at least 3-4 weeks, possibly until the next clutch is laid.
Wire-tailed swallow
Breeding
•Monogamous, solitary nester, with the pair bond lasting for the whole breeding season and probably for life.
•The nest (see image below) is built by both sexes in about a week, consisting of a flat open cup built of mud pellets and lined with stems, grass and feathers. It is typically placed in an artificial site, such as near the roof of a veranda, on a wooden cross beam, inside a water tower, under a bridge or even on a boat. The same site is used repeatedly over multiple seasons; before laying the eggs the original structure is repaired
•Egg-laying season is year-round, peaking from August-December and February-April.
•It lays 2-4 eggs, which are incubated solely by the female for 14-19 days. In one study the eggs where incubated for 43-66% of the day.
•The chicks are brooded by the female for the first few days of their lives after which the male sometimes helps out. They are fed regularly by both sexes, leaving the nest after 15-24 days. The fledglings still roost in the nest for at least 3-4 weeks, possibly until the next clutch is laid.