Deep Forest Canopy
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Swallows

Montane Blue Swallow

Hirundo atrocaerulea

The blue swallow is a small bird within the swallow family which is in the order Passeriformes. Swallows are somewhat similar in habits and appearance to other aerial insectivores, such as the martins and the swifts. It breeds in the Afromontane, wintering north of Lake Victoria.

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