Bird Family: Martins

Estuaries. Small martin; above dark brown; below white with narrow brown chest-band; tail with shallow fork.

Cliffs. Dark brown, broad-winged; paler below; tail square with white ‘windows’.

Aerial. Above metallic blue with white rump; below white. Tail with shallow fork.

Inland rivers. Small martin; belly white; rest dark brown (a few birds all brown).

Inland waters. Large martin; above dark brown; below white with wide brown chest-band; small white eyebrow, square tail.

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