Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma
Pied-winged Swallow, Kalapka, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image

Kalakpa, Ghana
May 2011

The Pied-winged Swallow is distributed in West Africa from Senegal to Nigeria. It is found in wooded savanna, near rivers and human habitation.
Pied-winged Swallow, Kalapka, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image It flies low and fast with much turning and banking as it pursues its prey.

It is the only hirundine with long white patches on the upper wing. Otherwise it is glossy-blue above and pure white below.
Pied-winged Swallow, Kalapka, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image
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