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Black Saw-wing - ssp Antinorii (

Black Saw-wing - ssp Antinorii ("Brown Saw-wing") - Adult

Photographer

» Thomas Varto Nielsen

Location

» Awash River near Sodore

Country image taken

» Ethiopia

Date

» April, 2016

Equipment

» Canon 1D mk IV + 300/2,8 with 1,4 TC

Bird Species

»Psalidoprocne pristoptera - Black Saw-wing

Bird Species (French)

»Hirondelle hérissée

Bird Family

»Hirundinidae - Swallow, Martin

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This bird has a bronze-like gloss. This makes me quite convinced it is the race antinorii aka "Brown Saw-wing" Usually the birds just appear black and the gloss of each race is very hard to judge in the field. Off course immature of all races can appear brown in the field and therefore perhaps be mistaken for ssp antinorii. But I believe this bird is an adult and the gloss is bronze, not dull brown like immature.

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