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kkchang168 19/06/2017 23:44

Barn Swallow (Juvenile)

Is it a Barn Swallow and House Swift Hybrid? It was flying within a group of House Swift at Hung Fa Leung on 2017-06-05.

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lpaul 20/06/2017 14:03

I can't see why this isn't just a juvenile Barn Swallow. Also, bear in mind that swallow are passerines and swifts are non-passerine and as such are not even closely related.  Bird hybrids in the wild tend to be between closely related species.  Such a hybrid pair (between individuals in two different orders) is probably unprecedented, at least within birds.

kkchang168 20/06/2017 15:17

Thanks very much for such a clear explaination.
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