Serengeti Tanzania Jan 2020 -4 (1 Viewer)

RogerioRodrigues

Rogerio

• Feb 17, 2020

• #1

A few more birds to confirm ID.

1. This bird have being singing intensively and passionately a elaborated song for over one hour in early dawn , i cannot find anything similar in my guide
2. I guess a Eurasian Swift , alternatives could be African Black Swift or Nyanza
3. Rock or Plain Martin

 

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Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Feb 18, 2020

• #2

1. One of the grey-headed sparrow complex. Check what's possible there, maybe Swahili Sparrow or Northern Grey-headed?

 

the_kenyanbirder

Mustafa Adamjee

• Feb 18, 2020

• #3

Larry Sweetland said:

1. One of the grey-headed sparrow complex. Check what's possible there, maybe Swahili Sparrow or Northern Grey-headed?

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1. Northern grey-headed sparrow, indeed. Swahili sparrow has a dark grey belly.

2. Probably Nyanza Swift from the picture. It doesn't look dark enough to be an African black, and has contrast on the underwing unlike common swift, which are uniform.

3. Rock Martin, showing buffy throat.

 

Jefferson Shank

Well-known member

• Feb 18, 2020

• #4

1 Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

2 Common Swift (see the link) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/36129661

3 Rock Martin

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Feb 18, 2020

• #5

I'd be wary of identifying swifts from a single image, even if the angle and clarity were better than this.

 

Last edited: Feb 18, 2020