Hello, avid aviaphiles,
There is this bird that I have recently spotted in our neighbourhood (a suburb just outside Manila) and I would love to know what kind it is. My theory is it's a kind of house martin, but I'm not sure. I've checked all the bird websites I could find and could not find any specie that's like it.
The photo I took of the bird is attached.
The body is about 5-6 inches long and the tail is about 4 inches. It has a black round helmet-like head, black back, wings and tail. But its underside is pale whitish-yellow gradating to a light salmon-yellow hue. It makes a rapid-fire shrieking sound and is not very scared of strangers.
Hope someone can enlighten me. Thanks!
Kidlat
There is this bird that I have recently spotted in our neighbourhood (a suburb just outside Manila) and I would love to know what kind it is. My theory is it's a kind of house martin, but I'm not sure. I've checked all the bird websites I could find and could not find any specie that's like it.
The photo I took of the bird is attached.
The body is about 5-6 inches long and the tail is about 4 inches. It has a black round helmet-like head, black back, wings and tail. But its underside is pale whitish-yellow gradating to a light salmon-yellow hue. It makes a rapid-fire shrieking sound and is not very scared of strangers.
Hope someone can enlighten me. Thanks!
Kidlat