Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Photographed this swallow near a lake called Hirekolale on the outskirts of Chikmagalur.

Photographed at: Chikmagalur, Karnataka on 2009-12-29

Family: Hirundinidae

Name in Kannada: ತಂತಿ ಬಾಲದ ಅಂಬರಗುಬ್ಬಿ