Swallows, Martins
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
- Family
- Swallows, Martins
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Weight
- 18 g
- Habitat
- Human Modified
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 198
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region, PUBLIC DOMAIN via Wikimedia Commons
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