Streak-throated or Indian Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon fluvicola

Streak-throated Swallow near Jog Falls.

Photographed at: Sharavathi Adventure Camp on 2020-12-29

Album: Sadashivgad And Sharavathi - 2020

They could be confused for the Striated Swallow, but these ones have a shorter tail.

Family: Hirundinidae

Other Pictures of Streak-throated or Indian Cliff Swallow

A few hundred of these swallows were flitting around under a rock. Looked like some of them were chicks being fed by the adults.

Swallow,A few hundred of these swallows were flitting around under a rock. Looked like some of them were chicks being fed by the adults.

(In flight)

After nearly a couple of hundred attempts managed to get this half decent picture of a Streak-throated Swallow in flight. Shot near Jog falls.

Swallow,After nearly a couple of hundred attempts managed to get this half decent picture of a Streak-throated Swallow in flight. Shot near Jog falls.