tags: Lesser Striped Swallow, Hirundo abyssinica, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Lesser Striped Swallow, sometimes also known as the Striped Swallow, Hirundo abyssinica, photographed in the Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, Africa. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Dan Logen, February 2010 [larger view].
Nikon D300s, 600 mm lens with 1.4 extender, ISO 500, f/7.1 1/640 sec. Exp compensation +1.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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Trying the "sweet" approach today... gotta go straight to the family Hirundinidae, 21 species in which are to be found in Tanzania... a quick little check and we really only have to decide between one "greater" or "lesser", the former with an orange rump and chestnut crown and nape, the latter described as "heavier" with rump and head a deeper red...
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Do we know its air speed velocity (unladen)?
The only time the air speed was measured the bird was seen to be carrying a coconut (by the husk).
David, A good summary of the possibilities, I'm going out now so I'll be seein' ya. (poor pun, I know)
My abject apologies, my execrable attempt at a pun appears to have broken the thread.