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Birds id help - Tamilnadu, South India (2 Viewers)

ajayr

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Hi,

I've some pics and recordings of some birds. All were taken/recorded last week in the Western ghats in south India (near Kodaikanal, Tamilnadu). Would really appreciate any help in ID-in them.

1) Are all the birds in pics the same species? Hill swallow? They were seen together.

Calls: Any guidance on even a genus level would be very helpful.

2) Bird with monosyllabic whistling call.

3) Bird with trisyllabic whistling call.

Thanks
Ajay
 

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The hirundines in the images can't be Hill Swallows, which lack dark underwing-coverts. One species which does is Asian House Martin, but it would surely be out of range.
 
The hirundines in the images can't be Hill Swallows, which lack dark underwing-coverts. One species which does is Asian House Martin, but it would surely be out of range.

Thanks. That was bothering me too. I'm now leaning towards little swifts that are common here.
 
Thanks. That was bothering me too. I'm now leaning towards little swifts that are common here.

Its definitely a Delichon and not an Apus but the images are not sharp enough to ID to species with any degree of certainty IMO. The apparently contrasting dark underwing coverts point toward AHM but this may be due to artefact. Further, the tail is too forked for that species but there appear to several missing several retrices which could explain the anomaly. A pity because it could be a significant record but best left unidentified.

Grahame
 
Its definitely a Delichon and not an Apus but the images are not sharp enough to ID to species with any degree of certainty IMO. The apparently contrasting dark underwing coverts point toward AHM but this may be due to artefact. Further, the tail is too forked for that species but there appear to several missing several retrices which could explain the anomaly. A pity because it could be a significant record but best left unidentified.

Grahame

This is really helpful. Thanks very much, Grahame. I'll keep the id at the genus level.
 
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