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Wire-tailed Swallow
jmorlan

Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)

The blue back and chestnut cap show well in this photo. The wire outer tail feathers are hard to see but visible in this image. They are used in the male's display and are much shorter in females. This is the smaller nominate race which is widespread in Africa south of the Sahara. A longer-tailed race occurs in the Indian region
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Location
Hakusembe Lodge, Okavango, Namibia
Date taken
29 July 2023.
Scientific name
Hirundo smithii
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Category
Africa
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
296
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
640
Filename
Wire-tailedSwallowIMG_2077.jpg
File size
223.7 KB
Date taken
Sat, 29 July 2023 8:17 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 735px

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