SWALLOWS   -   HIRUNDINIDAE

Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera fusca(?) Pousada Piuval (Pantanal lodge), Mato Grosso state, Brazil.

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica erythrogaster Tárcol river, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica. Part of a large flock taking a rest on their northward migration to North America.

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