wearleybird's Identifications

Tutuila Is. Note brown color; pale white rump; deep tail-fork. This was one of at least two dozen I spotted over the course of an hour. According to Cornell Lab, this species is capable of echolocation.

Tutuila Is. Note brown color; pale white rump; deep tail-fork. This was one of at least two dozen I spotted over the course of an hour. I captured this one presumably grabbing an insect mid-flight. According to Cornell Lab, this species is capable of echolocation.

Tutuila Is. Note brown color; dark brown face that contrasts w/ paler underparts. There is only species of swift on American Samoa. This was one of at least two dozen I spotted over the course of an hour. According to Cornell Lab, this species is capable of echolocation.