Barn(?) Swallow, Costa Rica (1 Viewer)

alangr · Jan 15, 2018

I assume these are all juvenile Barn Swallows - but thrown a bit by red breast on some. Is this the North American sub-species?

nikothomsen · Jan 15, 2018

KC Foggin · Jan 15, 2018

That they are,

jmepler · Jan 15, 2018

Middle bird in the first picture looks like a Tree Swallow. Hard to tell from this picture, at least on my phone.

Microtus · Jan 15, 2018

Tree Swallow doesn't have a pale forehead. Several of the other birds in the first photo also have really pale foreheads.

birdmeister · Jan 15, 2018

All Barn Swallows for me.

alangr · Jan 16, 2018

Thanks to all

Birdingcraft · Jan 16, 2018

We often see Barn Swallows like this in Costa Rica, many with tricky plumages that are very pale.