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Cave Swallow vs Barn Swallow, vs ? Troy Meadows Wetlands, Parsippany - New Jersey (1 Viewer)

rascolnicov

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Bird with blue back: thinking Cave swallow, since belly is white (hence not barn swallow), is this correct?
Brown back bird: Northern rough winged swallow?

Thank you.
 

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Barn swallow and Northern roughwing. Barn because (eg) red forehead doesn't extend behind the eye and there is no pale neck. I imagine the reddish underparts are quite variable (as they are here) and I see females are paler.
Good learning experience for me, thank you.
Indeed, upon a closer look I see some (females?) barn swallows have white bellies.
 

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