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Common Name

Barn Swallow

Alternate Names

Common Type

Swallow

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Hirundinidae

Genus

Hirundo

Species

rustica

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Brunei, Co, Ethiopia, Iraq

Number of Sub-Species

Six Subspecies

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Open country and grassland with water nearby.

Distribution and Range

Widespread on all continents

Food

Flying insects caught by hawking

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Field Notes:

Barn Swallows in the US spend their winters in South America sometimes as far south as Argentina. Is the national bird of Estonia. More postage stamps show Barn Swallows than any other bird.

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