Reference photo — Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Size
- 17–19 cm (length)
- Weight
- 16–22 g
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Lifespan
- 2–4 yrs
- Habitat
- Farmland, Meadows, Barns, Wetlands
About
The barn swallow is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants reported even in Antarctica. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail. In Anglophone Europe, it is just called the swallow; in northern Europe, it is the only member of family Hirundinidae called a “swallow” rather than a “martin”.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.