Brent Stephenson / Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) perched on a wooden railing. St Lucia Wetlands, Natal, South Africa, January.

Bernard Castelein / Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) perched on rope, Madhya Pradesh, India, March

Bernard Castelein / Wire tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) perched on branch, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Mike Wilkes / Wire tailed swallow {Hirundo smithii} Kenya

Pete Oxford / Wire tailed swallow {Hirundo smithi} perching on branch, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Wire tailed swallow {Hirundo smithii} Kruger NP, S Africa