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Close-up of a lesser striped swallow, with details of its bold streaking on the underparts, and the orange ear coverts. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abysinnica)
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Lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abysinnica)

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Close-up of a lesser striped swallow, with details of its bold streaking on the underparts, and the orange ear coverts. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Smaller and darker than the greater striped swallow, with more prominent blackish striping contrasting strongly with the whiter underparts. Rump darker rufous. Ear coverts rufous (not whitish).… Continue reading Lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abysinnica)