This species is found over a wide range of habitats including Mediterranean scrub (Chantler and Boesman 2013). It is found in rural areas, close to woodland adjacent to meadows and fields and generally uses similar habitats to Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica) (Hagemeijer and Blair 1997). The species is loosely colonial or solitary.

In Spain, it breeds from late May. It typically uses disused Little Swift (Apus affinis) or certain swallow (Hirundo) nests, though niches in rock-faces or buildings are sometimes used. In disused nests, it uses feathers and down adhered with saliva as lining; in rock sites it makes a shallow cup of feathers and vegetable matter agglutinated with saliva. Typically, it lays one to three eggs (Chantler and Boesman 2013).

It feeds on small flying insects (Snow and Perrins 1998).

The species is migratory; the Spanish population is present from early May to August–October and some birds are recorded into early December, with autumn migration through the Straits of Gibraltar occurring mid-August to mid-October (Chantler and Boesman 2013).

Although the generation length for both EU and Europe regional assessments were calculated using the same methodology, new information arriving after the EU assessments were undertaken gave rise to an update in the generation lengths. This new information was then used for the Europe level assessments giving rise to a difference between the generation lengths used for the EU and Europe regions.

This species has a predominantly resident African distribution, however a small number of migratory birds breed in southern Spain and eastern Portugal. The winter range of migratory populations is unknown (Chantler and Boesman 2013).

Conservation Actions Underway
EU Birds Directive Annex I. Bern Convention Appendix II. There are currently no known conservation measures for this species.

Conservation Actions Proposed
No conservation measures are currently required for this species.