PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Hirundo daurica  

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica)
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© Geoff Walker 2015
Yungaburra, QLD (Jan, 2015)

The Red-rumped Swallow is an rare non-breeding summer visitor recorded in three locations in Northern Australia since its first sighting in 1983 near Mossman, Qld. The red rump is plainly visible in this photo.

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica)

Red-rumped Swallow

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica)

Red-rumped Swallow

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica)

Red-rumped Swallow

Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica)

Red-rumped Swallow