- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Erbil district Governorate: Erbil
- Nearest City
- Erbil
- Coordinates
- 35.580513, 43.773688
A familiar summer visitor that builds mud nests on buildings, bridges or cliffs. Role in nature: it catches flying insects over villages, farms and wetlands; threats include nest removal, shortage of mud, pesticide-driven insect decline and unsuitable building renovation.
Project contributors: Dr. Korsh Ararat, Mohammed Dler and Rawezh Osman.
Photo Credit: Photographer to confirm: Dr. Korsh Ararat or Rawezh Osman