White-Bibbed Swallow Hirundo nigrita
(aka White-throated Blue Swallow)
White-throated Blue Swallow, Praso River, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image

Praso River, Ghana
May 2011

The White-bibbed Swallow is distributed in tropical Africa from Senegal to the Democratic Republic of Congo and south to northern Angola. It is found over rivers and lakes with forested banks and flies low and fast over the water while foraging for flies, termites, etc..

White-throated Blue Swallow, Praso River, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image It is a dark glossy purple-blue with a white throat and white patches on the tail.
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