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Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) have several vocalizations. One is the normal flight call which may serve to keep the flock from flying into each other during their normally acrobatic feeding maneuvers - kind of a "feedback" call.
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The second is an alarm call which they use to frighten crows, gulls, and other threats as they dive bomb their nemesis.
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Third is the "sittin' around the house talkin' with friends" song. It's a rambling series of whistles, squeaks, crackles and buzzes - everyone talks at once - a delight to hear. These were all recorded around the docks at Roche Harbor, Washington, where they prefer to roost on the tallest mast in the place.
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Description: Afrikaans: Roepe en sang van Witkeelswaels (Hirundo albigularis) in die Bronkhorstspruitdam-natuurreservaat in Gauteng, Suid-Afrika. English: Calls and song of White-throated swallows (Hirundo albigularis) perched on a fence dropper at Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa. The two birds took sallies from this post and barbed wire fence, and were joined by three others from time to time. Recorded at midday during a warm weather spell with blustery wind, which is audible in the background. Date: 13 November 2021, 12:38. Source: Own work. Author:
JMK.
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Description: English: Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) from Ramanthali. Date: 2 October 2018. Source: Own work. Author:
Manoj Karingamadathil.
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Liben Plain
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Liben Plain
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University Campus, Maiduguri, Borno
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Mairi (near Maiduguri), Jere, Borno
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Mairi (near Maiduguri), Jere, Borno
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University Campus, Maiduguri, Borno
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Abrafo Forest
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University of Maiduguri, Campus
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University Campus, Maiduguri, Borno
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Mairi (near Maiduguri), Jere, Borno
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Port Alfred, Western District, Eastern Cape
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Abrahamskraal, West Coast NP, Western Cape
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Klerksdorp, Southern DC, North West
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City of Matlosana, Southern DC, North West
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Makana Local Municipality, Western District, Eastern Cape
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Dam on Church str intersection, Kringpad rd, Bloemfontein, Free State
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Berg river bridge, Jagersfontein, Free State
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Port Alfred (near Cannon Rocks), Western District, Eastern Cape
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Mubwindi trail, Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
