Scientific name: Hirundo smithii
A very attractive bird, especially male has very long wires at his tail. The wires are very long feathers of his tail and that gives a name “Wire Tailed Swallow”. As compare to male, female have short wire tail. Upper parts are bright blue and at the tail colour is darker blue-brown. Also, have small white spots on the tail. The head is of chestnut coloured and there is blue mask throughout the eyes. Underparts are bright white.
Length of the bird with wire tail is around 20 cm.
The nest is very neat made up with mud collected in the swallows' beaks. Shape of the nest is like half-bowl aligned to vertical surfaces like cliff ledges or man made structures like bridges, buildings near water.
These birds normally feed on insects like flies etc. Female lays 2-3 eggs.
Can be spotted near water. All seasons.
Length of the bird with wire tail is around 20 cm.
The nest is very neat made up with mud collected in the swallows' beaks. Shape of the nest is like half-bowl aligned to vertical surfaces like cliff ledges or man made structures like bridges, buildings near water.
These birds normally feed on insects like flies etc. Female lays 2-3 eggs.
Can be spotted near water. All seasons.
Spotted at : Kavadi Pat (near Hadpser, Pune), Sinhagad Road cannel bridge, near Wadgaon, Pune.
thank you for telling photography spots.
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