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הבנז .םינבל טעמכ הזחו הנורג ,םיעלסה תינונסמ רתוי הריהבו הנטק תינונס :רבדמ תינונס םילגרהו רוחש רוקמה ,ההכ םוח ןיעה תיתשק .םינבל םימתכ והצקבו דדוקמו רצק .םימוד םיגיוזה .תודרדרו תומוח תונטק תוקהלב התוארל ותנ ,ודוהל דעו הקירפא ןרק ךרד הרהס תוירבדממ ערתשמ הלודיג תיב .םיקרחמ רקיעב בכרומה הנוזמ תא הדצ םש ,םיקוצמו םינוינק ,םייעלס םיפונב .םיירבדמ םירוזאב הצופנו הביצי ץראב .'ב ז"ע תבש תכסמב דומלתב תרכזנ תינונסה | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
H. o. obsoleta Egypt, Sinai, Dead Sea region, Arabia to S-W Iran. H. o.perpallida N-E Arbia and S Iraq. H. o. presaharica Saharien Algeria and Morocco to Maurtania. H. o. spatzi S Algeria, S Libya, Chad and Mali. H. o. pallida C-E Iran, Afganistan, and Pakistan. H. o. buchanani Niger. H. o. arabica Red Sea province of Sudan, S-W Arabia, N Somalia. H. o. pusila Mali, W-C Sudan, Eritrea, and C Ethiopia. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.12-13.5 c, 12-15 g, wingspan 27-30 cm. Similar to Eurasian Crag-Martin in structure and flight, and in rather uniform plumage with white tail spots, but paler and greyer with white throat and less contrasting dark under wing coverts. Sexes similar, no seasonal variation.Habitat.In warm dry lower latitudes, from fringe of Mediterranean through subtopical, forming counterpart of Eurasian Crag-Martin in tropical and arid mountainous and rocky areas.In North Africa frequents gorges and ravines in desert areas, but in Egypt found near monuments and in certain desert towns. Food and FeedingMainly insects, taken in flight. Often larger and harder bodied than taken by most other west palearctic.Breeding.Feb-Apr in north-west Africa. Nest on vertical rock surfaces, usually under overhang, mainly on cliffs, but also under buildings, particularly under ledges and verandahs, etc. Nest: deep half-cup of mud without incorporated vegetable matter, lined with fine plant material and feathers. Building by both sexes.2-5 eggs, elongated, sub-elliptical, smooth and glossy, white, spotted and speckled black and purple-grey. Incubation 16-18 days by both sexes. Movements.Mainly resident, but also some seasonal movement of unclarified extent.North African populations often resident, though some movement is indicated by local changes in numbers, particularly Oct-Jan. In Saudi Arabia, largest flocks occur Dec-Jan, when birds move around to exploit food concentrations. In Pakistan and northern India resident with local movements. Status and ConservationNot globally threatened. Little known on numbers or trends, but in Egypt locally common.Israel.In Israel subspecies H. o. obsoleta common resident and common winter visitor in desert regions. |
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