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Hirundo abyssinica
It is a common swallow living in Sub-Saharan region. Flying insects and fruits are its main diet. That's why you can always see it flying back and forth so frequently as it is catching insects.
Mainly lowland wooded habitat. This group is found next to the Mara River in Kenya.
Spotted on Aug 1, 2010
Submitted on Mar 17, 2011
3 Comments
Amazing pic!
Swallows and martins are really difficult to ID, especially when they're flying non-stop @@ But their nimble flight is really attractive.
I'm glad you ID'ed this. It was driving me crazy trying to figure it out...