Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B - Secure Breeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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6¾″ to 7″ in length 15″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Open areas with bridges, culverts, and buildings near rivers, lakes, marshes, or ponds |
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Ecology |
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Migration |
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Early April to late October |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common to abundant migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Hirundinidae (swallows and martins) | ||
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Hirundo (barn swallows) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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American Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) Amur Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica gutturalis) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica saturata) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica mandschurica) Egyptian Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica savignii) Eurasian Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica) Levant Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica transitiva) Tytler’s Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica tytleri) |
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Bill Reynolds |
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Barn Swallow chicks These three chicks are new to the air. Watched all morning as they circled above with their parents leading the way. They would take many breaks as their time in the air wore on; the roof of the house, the rain gutters, the satellite dish and finally on the clothes line where these photos were taken |
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About
Hirundo rustica |
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Avi Birds |
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| Barn Swallow [Hirundo Rustica] May 20, 2021 |
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About
You can read more about Barn Swallow here - https://avibirds.com/barn-swallow/ |
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Other Videos |
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| Swallows (Hirundo rustica) Boro Barrister |
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Published on Jul 27, 2013 Swallow fledglings in a farm yard. High Definition. |
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| Hirondelle rustique - Hirundo rustica eyesonskycom o |
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Uploaded on Jun 7, 2010 No description available. |
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| Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) collecting mud - 2013-05-19 W3stlander |
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Published on May 21, 2013 The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world ------------ |
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| Hirondelle rustique - Hirondelle de cheminée - Barn Swallow - Rauchschwalbe ( Hirundo rustica ) PhilippeFACQUET |
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Published on Jan 24, 2014 Hirondelle rustique adulte & juvénile filmées en France |
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| Barn Swallow (Hirundinidae: Hirundo rustica) Feeding Young Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Jul 7, 2009 Photographed at Grand Forks, North Dakota (07 July 2009). |
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Visitor Sightings |
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| Bill Reynolds 7/26/2021 |
Location: Pennington Co MN These three chicks are new to the air. Watched all morning as they circled above with their parents leading the way. They would take many breaks as their time in the air wore on; the roof of the house, the rain gutters, the satellite dish and finally on the clothes line where these photos were taken. |
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| Kirk Nelson 5/23/2021 |
Location: Lebanon Hills Regional Park |
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| Bill Reynolds 10/11/2013 |
Location: Pennington Co. |
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MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings |
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Felton Prairie SNA, Bicentennial Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Rapids Lake Unit Mound Spring Prairie SNA, South Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Rengstorf Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Spieker Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Touch the Sky Prairie Unit Pembina Trail Preserve SNA, Crookston Prairie Unit Pembina Trail Preserve SNA, Pembina Trail Unit Richard M. & Mathilde Rice Elliott SNA Sand Prairie Wildlife Management and Environmental Education Area Verlyn Marth Memorial Prairie SNA |
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