RED-RUMPED SWALLOWS, EVOA,LISBON REGION,PORTUGAL, 6/29/2019

   We can ID this bird as a Red-rumped Swallow as follows:

• Reddish rump (this differentiates it from other swallows)
• Reddish face
• Underparts are reddish (a salmon red), but much lighter than face
• Dark tail, mantle and crown 
• You can just make out the two tail streamers on the swallow perched on the wire
• Very short pointed bill

   The Red-rumped Swallow is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 954.

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