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. In Anglophone Europe it is just called the swallow; in Northern Europe it is the only common species called a "swallow" rather than a "martin".
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
- Observations in the area
- 7
- Last sighting
- 28 April 2024
- Category
- Birds
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Where it has been observed
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