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ML201881341 IBC 1517211
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Coodanup
Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
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Media notes
A flock of Welcome Swallows on sitting on seagrass wrack. The Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is Australia’s most common species of Swallow, and it has adapted well to human settlements, often building its cup-shaped mud nests under rafters and bridges. Welcome Swallows are agile fliers, catching small insects on the wing although they sometimes feed on the ground. This flock of Welcome Swallows was resting on beached seagrass wrack on the shore of Peel Inlet, south of Perth. Some birds were flying, catching small flies on the wing while others caught them amongst the wrack. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC: September 11, 2018.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Hirundo neoxena carteri.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
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- Original file size
- 31.54 MB