Delightful, charming Small Swallow - just 14 cm,
incl. streamers (dansk: Trådhale). A Common House
Martin measures 15 cm.

Like Spotted Treecreeper (Salpornis spilonotis)
from Ethiopia recently uploaded in NETfugl,
a passerine widely distributed in tropical Africa
AND ALSO in India.

Like in human portraits, a bit unsharpness adds
softness to the Wire-tail.

Many thanks, KELD ............... C.

Nej, så ville den jo være en ren dværg :-) og den er kun en smule mindre end en Landsvale.
Kilde:
"Birds of the Middle East" Porter, Christensen et al.1996 angiver 12.5 cm for Bysvale og 16.0 cm for Wire-tailed.

English:

Long tail-streamers included, the Wire-tailed Swallow measures 16 cm, whereas the similarly sized House Martin, due to its modest tail-lenght,measures 12.5 cm, according to the book mentioned above.

Many thanks for Prompt correction, PETER:

Wire-tailed is NOT a 'dwarf'.

I'll take care to check premises for
'lengths'. In the above case I referred
to Kazmierczak's Indian field guide, 2000.

PS:
Regarding wire-length, KING et al.'s
fieldguide to South-East Asia, 1975, states
bird length (stretched) in inches like this
for Wire-tailed :

' 5" (outer tail feathers up to 5" more)'.

For Barn Swallow: 6" + up to 2" more.

IF TRUE, a 10 inches Wire-tailed appears to
'dwarf' several other Hirondo's and allied
species.
_____________________
DANSK

Tak, PETER, Du har ganske ret.

KING (ref. ovenfor) antyder sågar, at
Wire-tailed's totallængde (5 + op til 5 britiske
tommer Hale) kan overgå mange andre Svalers.

Very best rgds. ............. C.

Bedre sent end aldrig,havde ikke set din kommentar...Tak,MURMANN....i Craig Robsons birds of South-east Asia 2000 er man endda helt oppe i 13-14cm og op til 12,5cm extra med lidt "tråde" på...skarpheden eller mangel på samme vil jeg prøve at undskylde med at det er et af de 10 første fuglebilleder jeg nogensinde har taget,men den går nok ikke:-)