Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Barn Swallow
English name: Barn Swallow | French : Hirondelle rustique | Spanish: Golondrina comun | Latin: Hirundo rustica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vulgar Names: Barn Swallow (old name), chimney Swallow (French wikipedia) | Spanish: Andorina
Description: Brown forehead and throat rust; white underside; Tail forked, long enough and blackish on, white underneath; Back and blue head reflected.
Size: 17-19 cm (F. J. Alsop) | 7 "-8" in.
Wingspan: 32-34 cm (F. J. Alsop) | 12 "-12" in. | 1 '-1 ' 1 ft
Weight: 16-24 g (HBW Alive) | 0.56-0.85 oz
Max Speed: 72 km/h | 20 m/s (Wikipedia)
Flapping wings: 5-9/seconds (Wikipedia)
Longevity: 16 years (Oiseaux.net) | 192 months | 832 weeks | 5844 days
Eggs: 4-7 whites marked with brown; 1.3 x 2 cm (F. J. Alsop)
Brooding: 13-17 days, 2 broods per year; Two weeks.
Power supply: insectivorous. Insects. (HBW Alive)
Habitat: Open fields, farms (niche in barns), often near water.
Distribution: Global, except Greenland and Antarctica.
IUCN Status: LC | Least Concern (IUCN)
Population: Decreasing (IUCN)
Number of individuals: 190 million (190 000 000) (IUCN)
Estimated range of range: 193 million sq km (193 000 000 squares kilometers) (IUCN)
Situation in North America: Common in spring, sometimes summer and fall. Absent in winter: migratory.
| Classification | Classification title (latin) | English |
| Kingdom | Animalia | Animals |
| Phylum | Chordata | Chrodates |
| Class | Aves | Birds |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passerines |
| Family | Hirundinidae | Swallows |
| Genus | Hirundo | |
| Species | Hirundo rustica | Barn Swallow |
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