biology

Red Sea cliff swallow

Red Sea cliff swallow is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Red Sea cliff swallow rather than just read about it. In short: The Red Sea cliff swallow (Petrochelidon perdita), also known as the Red Sea swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. Distribution and habitat It is possibly endemic to Sudan.

Key takeaways

Red Sea cliff swallow belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Red Sea cliff swallow to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Red Sea cliff swallow from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Red Sea cliff swallow (Petrochelidon perdita), also known as the Red Sea swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.

Distribution and habitat It is possibly endemic to Sudan. It is known only from a single specimen, found in May 1984 at the Sanganeb lighthouse, north-east of Port Sudan, Sudan. Its scientific name means the lost swallow and it has been suggested that it might breed in the hills surrounding the Red Sea in Sudan or Ethiopia. This enigmatic swallow may still exist, as unidentified cliff swallows have been sighted a number of times in Ethiopia which may have been this species, although they may belong to an additional undescribed species due to a number of plumage differences. Two unidentified pale-rumped swallows were also observed in 1983 at Sanganeb heading out over the Red Sea in the direction of Jeddah just prior to his discovery of the dead type specimen, so it has been suggested it may breed in hills fringing the Red Sea coast of western Saudi Arabia.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Red Sea cliff swallow

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Red Sea cliff swallow claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Red Sea cliff swallow before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Red Sea cliff swallow ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Red Sea cliff swallow

In research: Red Sea cliff swallow appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Red Sea cliff swallow in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Red Sea cliff swallow is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Birds described in 1985, Endemic fauna of Sudan, Fauna of the Red Sea, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Red Sea cliff swallow outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Red Sea cliff swallow in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Red Sea cliff swallow means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Red Sea cliff swallow in simple terms?

The Red Sea cliff swallow (Petrochelidon perdita), also known as the Red Sea swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. Distribution and habitat It is possibly endemic to Sudan.

Why does Red Sea cliff swallow matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Red Sea cliff swallow?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Red Sea cliff swallow.