Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): European Swallow, Eurasian Swallow, Common Swallow, House Swallow, Rustic Swallow, Swallow, Chimney Swallow, American Barn Swallow, Nile Swallow, Egyptian Swallow
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jul 5, 2004 © William Hull  Kenton County, Kentucky, USA - Jul 27, 2005 © William Hull  Boone County Cliffs, Boone County, Kentucky, USA - May 9, 2005 © William Hull  Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - May 13, 2005 © William Hull  Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - May 13, 2005 © William Hull 
Select thumbnail to view larger image - Place cursor over image for image information
Select additional thumbnail page to view 18 more images.

Range

Cosmopolitan;
Almost worldwide distribution;
(1) Iceland, Faroes, Europe from the British Isles and n. Scandinavia e. across c. Russia s. in n. Africa from Morocco e. to n. Egypt (Nile Valley and Sinai Peninsula), w. Asia and India.
(2) Asia Minor, Egypt, Kenya and Uganda.
(3) Egypt (Nile Valley).
(4) Ne. and se. Asia, n. Pakistan, n. India, s. China, Taiwan, Lan Yu Is., and Japan.
Winters in New Guinea, and n. Australia (ne. Western Australia (Broome Bird Observatory), n. Northern Territory (Darwin area), n. and e. Queensland at Innisfail).
(5) Siberia, w. Mongolia, w. China, Bhutan and Burma.
(6) Manchuria and e. China.
(7) E. Siberia to Kamchatka, Commander Is., and Kuril Is.
(8) North America from sc. And se. Alaska to Canada (s. Yukon, w. Mackenzie, nw. to ec. Saskatchewan e. to s. Newfoundland s. through the United States to s. Baja and Mexico to Jalisco, Michoacan, Mexico, Distrito Federal, c. Puebla, n. Veracruz and in the se. United States along the Gulf coast states to se. Georgia and nc. Florida.
Winters s. to South America (Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina))) to ne. Argentina and the West Indies.

Videos

Point Pelee National Park, Essex County, Ontario, Canada - May 11, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Two birds perched on a metal rod.

Point Pelee National Park, Essex County, Ontario, Canada - May 11, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is at nest.

Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jul 17, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is sitting on a nest.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Texas A&M Center for Bioaccoustics
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Biological Research Information Center, BRIC of Korea
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

Comments/Errors

Please email with errors/comments on this page or to donate photos.


If there is no family list to the left, you may have arrived at this page from a direct link.
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.