This swallow occurs across Australia, often in open country near water. It catches insects in flight and breeds in colonies of bottle-shaped mud nests.
It has a pinkish-red head, blue-black to brown wings, and a white underbody. Its short tail is slightly forked and looks nearly square in flight. The sexes are similar; juveniles are duller.
It feeds on flying insects high in the air, usually in large flocks. Both sexes build mud nests and share incubation and care of the young.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.