Bird Family: Swifts

Common in towns. Fork-tailed with white crescent shape on lower back. Fast flyer.

Common in towns. Nesting under bridges. Square tail. Large white patch on rump visible from side. Quite noisy “chittering” in flight.

Mountains. Large swift with dark brown breast band with white chin and belly

Vicinity of palm trees, common in towns. Small, slender-winged brown swift with deeply forked tail.

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