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
Rauchschwalbe Hirundo rustica
Holotype of Chelidon rustica transitiva Hartert (NML-VZ T2057) held at World Museum, National Museums Liverpool
H. r. erythrogaster resting on a twig in Washington State, US
The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae. The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this g
Barn swallow
…Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae Genus: Hirundo Species: H. rustica Binomial name Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies 6, see text Range of H. rustica Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding…
Hirundo rustica Saxony, Germany 8
Windows in the tail of H. rustica
Tail streamers of H. smithii filifera