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Lesser Striped Swallow

Hirundo abyssinica

Description:

Bird with distinctive chestnut-brown head and white chest with black speckles.

Habitat:

Savannah/woodland

Notes:

Commonly seen in Mlawula Nature Reserve

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21 Comments

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Congratulation on this gorgeous SotD !

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

wow!!!! beautiful....

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

congratulations!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 10 years ago

Congratulations.

Awesome capture Kate,very wel deserved SOTD,congrats and thanks for sharing

Congratulations Kate! :))

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Beautiful - congratulations!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 10 years ago

Congratulations Kate! Such lovely birds & great photos :)

beaker98
beaker98 10 years ago

Congrats Kate! Beautiful photos.

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Congratulations dear Kate to your first spotting of the day! Very well deserved!
Have a great day

Tina

Congratulations Kate, well deserved.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Congrats Kate. Fabulous little bird.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Congratulations Kate. Beautiful bird.

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Stunning picture..Congratulations KateBraun..

KateBraun
KateBraun 10 years ago

Thanks!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 10 years ago

Congrats KateBraun!!!Nice spotting!!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Welcome to the Community Kate, and congratulations on earning your first Spotting of the Day!

The lesser striped swallow happily lives alongside humans, taking advantage of buildings, bridges, and other man-made structures as nesting sites.

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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 years ago

My sister lived in Swaziland for awhile. She is a birder, hope she saw this!
I have never seen this variety of swallow before.

KateBraun
KateBraun 10 years ago

yes, kdpicturemaker ... and even more so when they're cold and all fluffed up!

Paul Davis
Paul Davis 10 years ago

Stunning bird and photograph.

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

Beautiful bird and photo, swallows have such innocent faces.

KateBraun
Spotted by
KateBraun

Sifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Spotted on Jan 25, 2014
Submitted on Jan 25, 2014

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