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Pacific Swallow
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Pacific Swallow
Hirundo tahitica
Main features: Small (14cm); wing long; tail barely forked. Genders alike.
Adult: Upperparts metallic blue; forehead, throat, upper breast chestnut; lowerparts grey, never white.
Juvenile: Upperparts browner; less chestnut on throat and forehead.
Call: Described as high pitched tweet in alarm; otherwise a cheerful twittering.
In flight: Dusky underwings and white tail marks.
Similar birds:
House Swift (Apus nepalensis): Flies with rapid shallow flapping interspersed by gliding; wings longer, slender scimitar-shaped; lacks tail streamers.
Barn Swallow (H. rustica): Has a black breast band, whiter underparts. Also tail streamers, but not diagnostic because the Barn may lose its tail streamers during a moult.
Status in Singapore: Very common resident throughout the island including North and South offshore islands.
World distribution: South India across the continent to Japan and the Philippines, down Southeast Asia to New Guinea and Tahiti.
Classification: Family Hirundinidae. World 89 species, Singapore 5 species. |
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- nagraj
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(1338) - [2008-06-20 9:48]
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Hi Ang,
Beautiful compositin, great BG, perfect position and pose of the swift but lack of sharpness spoils everything. Check your lens or focus properly. you are loosing some great shots just because they are not sharp.
Tfs.
nagraj.v
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