Swallow, Swift and Martins: They are quite similar in feeding nature and maneuvers but distinct features and colours. The barn swallow is the world’s most widespread swallow and House Martins are also common.

Apart colour, Swallow tail is distinctly pointed forked whereas Swifts have short forked. Martins have solid forks.

They all catch insects on the wing, in open areas above shallow waters or ground they also drink by flying low over water, scooping up water from the surface.

They like to nest close to large domestic animals and cattles.
Red-rumped swallows are also wide spread species,
The male swallow invariably arrives back first from migration, singing over his territory in the hope of attracting a mate. Females generally appear a week to a fortnight later.
Male and female swallows are virtually identical in appearance.
They will readily adopt artificial nests that resemble their own mud-built constructions.
Before the mysteries of migration were understood, it was thought that swallows spent the winter buried in the mud of ponds and lakes.
Swallows always drink on the wing, flying low to sip the water.