Hirundo smithii 14cm
Kambivaal Thagaivilaan in Tamil (கம்பிவால் தகைவிலான்)
Widespread resident. Chestnut crown, glistening white underparts and underwing-coverts, and fine filamentous projections to outer tail feathers (often broken or difficult to see). Juvenile has brownish cast to blue upperparts, and dull brownish crown. Open country and cultivation near fresh waters.
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