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Ethiopia: which swallow/martin/other? (1 Viewer)

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I didn't get any really great shots of these birds, but they were clearly blue (not just a gloss of a saw-wing) with no forking in tail and white undersides of wings. No gray rump that I observed.
 

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That was my first thought in the field as well, but I'm questioning myself because I didn't see any forked tails...just a flat square end even when flying straight.
 
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