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Wire-tailed swallow

Hirundo smithii

Description:

Wire-tailed Swallow breeds in Africa south of the Sahara and in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to southeast Asia. It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter.

Habitat:

Banks of river Ganga in the foothills of Shivalik.

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4 Comments

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

They were perched high from where I could see them. Hence this pose. :)

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Nice pose!

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Thanks, Ali.

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

So Cute!

Harsha Singh
Spotted by
Harsha Singh

Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India

Spotted on Apr 27, 2013
Submitted on May 9, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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