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Pacific Swallow

Hirundo tahitica

Description:

Pacific Swallows eat insects, catching them during flight. To feast on swarming insects, they may join other birds like Swifts. They perch and wait, then actually chase after individual prey and perform aerial acrobatics to catch them.

Habitat:

Common along coasts, in towns and open country, rarely over forest.

Notes:

Spotted this guy perched on a water measuring post in Singapore Quarry

1 Species ID Suggestions

Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow


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6 Comments

SeanWeekly
SeanWeekly 12 years ago

Thanks for the help :)

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

I agree Sean

SeanWeekly
SeanWeekly 12 years ago

Thank you Atul, all updated I think this is the Pacific Swallow.

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

nice one Sean!!

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

It could be pacific swallow, they are very similar to the welcome swallow, barn swallow

SeanWeekly
SeanWeekly 12 years ago

Do these birds Migrate then? As I read they are native to Australia... Could this be the pacific swallow?

SeanWeekly
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SeanWeekly

Singapore, Singapore

Spotted on Nov 13, 2011
Submitted on Nov 13, 2011

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