Swallows, Martins

Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

The Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a 12 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Swallows, Martins

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

12 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

29

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