Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow	Home Bird Orders
		Alternate name
	Hirundo rustica	Scientific name
	Passeriformes	Order
	Hirundinidae	Family
	18 cm	Length
	Most habitats below 2,700 m often by water.	Habitat
	4-6 eggs nests in caves and buildings	Clutch
	Insects caught in flight.	Food
	European birds winter in Africa	Habits
	7078	World Number
	Least concern	Status

Photo's by Joaquim Antunes � all rights reserved Visit his superb photo collection	Juvenile

Photo by Franco Folini Jan18, 2008 � all rights reserved	Photo June 19, 2007 by sparkyfaisca � all rights reserved
	Photo by s.k300c � all rights reserved

	Replay embedded file Barn Swallow calls at nest site (Hirundo rustica rustica) Stuart Fisher XC26593 18-06-2001, UK	Barn Swallow song (Hirundo rustica) Niels Krabbe XC25649 03-06-1982, Denmark	Barn Swallow Song (Hirundo rustica) Ante Strand XC29228 24-06-1990, Sweden
	Barn Swallow chattering while perched (Hirundo rustica) Chris Parrish XC22006 29-07-2007, United States	Barn Swallow calls (Hirundo rustica) Andrew Spencer XC13788 14-06-2007, United States	Barn Swallow call (Hirundo rustica) Glauco Alves Pereira XC4415 31-10-2004, Brazil

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