Id help

[dhruv phadke]

I came upon this swallow at sinhagad valley
Its size was slightly larger than the barn swallow
So i thought of clicking it

After getting this shot i realized it was something different
It had a red vent unlike anything i have ever seen
I searched for it in birds of the indian subcontinent book too
Wasnt satisfied with my search

Please help me identify this swallow

[Saurabh Patil]

Do you have any other pic.

From this, its difficult to make any guess.

Can you compare its size with any other common bird.

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[dhruv phadke]

@saurabh patil the size was distinctively larger than barn swallow
Unfortunately this is the best pic i could get

[Ramit Singal]

Looks like a Red-rumped Swallow, but who knows? ;-)

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[dhruv phadke]

@ramit singal
Red rum swallow doesnt have a red vent too
Thats the big catch
Cannot find anything with a red vent in the swallow family

[Ramit Singal]

How about you post a smaller image, possibly with a close crop as well?

[dhruv phadke]

Here you go @ramit singal

[Ramit Singal]

The red is visible because of the rump, no? I am sorry but I cannot see red (or green, for that matter) :/ - all other *visible* features point towards Red-rumped Swallow.

Cheers

[dhruv phadke]

Quite possible
Thanx :)

[Saurabh Sawant]

Red-rumped Swallow

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On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:48 PM, dhruv phadke <dhruv.ph...@gmail.com> wrote:

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