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Delichon urbica
Photo by Raydes

Identification

Photographed: Petra (Lesvos-Greece).

House martin

Information: 12cm. Adult glossy blueish black above, and duller black flight feathers. Tail blue and forked. Has distinctive white rump in flight. Immature duller and lacks shiny sheens. Gregarious, breeding colonially on buildings, under eaves and sometimes in cliffs. Nest of mud. Widespread and sometimes common, recent evidence of decline.

Originally posted by seb_seb

Bird Song

<flashmp3>Delichon urbica (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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