Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Swallow in flight

Swallow in flight[edit]

This is a self-made photograph of an unidentified species of Swallow (though I'm not even really sure that it's not a Swift, just guessing) in flight. I don't quite consider this of "Featured Picture" quality, but I was hoping for some help as to what kind of bird this is (please see the image page itself for more details regarding location/circumstances), so it can be placed on the relevant page.

This is a 100 crop of the original, so I can't scale it bigger than the current 1100px, but considering the nature of the picture (a very fast, low-flying bird) I though this should be of acceptable quality, since a quick browse through the Swallow page(s) didn't show any in flight. If anybody thinks it's FP quality, all the better.

UPDATE: Thank you, Bryoman, for aiding identification, I'll place it in the appropriate page. It was in the vicinity of palms, yes :-)

Nominate and support. - Dawidl 06:24, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

I think it might be some kind of swift. Try consulting List of birds of South Africa -- Sturgeonman 14:14, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Seconder:

Yes, a swift - it's an African Palm-swift. This is the only South African all-brown swift with such a long tail. (What looks like a single very narrow tail is actually the two streamers of a deeply FORKED tail, held together.) I hope you saw it in the vicinity of palms! - This species is very closely associated with palms - wild or cultivated. - Bryoman 23:12, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]