Perched - Welcome Swallow
The Welcome Swallow is metallic blue-black above, light grey below on the breast and belly, and rust on the forehead, throat and upper breast. It has a long forked tail, with a row of white spots on the individual feathers. The outer tail feathers (streamers) are slightly shorter in the female.
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/welcome-swallow/
The Welcome Swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is a species native to Australia and nearby islands, and self-introduced into New Zealand in the middle of the twentieth century. It is very similar to the Pacific Swallow with which it is often considered conspecific.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Calbost Niel
Attribution
Uploaded Apr 27, 2021. Captured Apr 27, 2021 11:04 in 258-276 Cliff Dr, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia.
