Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Summary 2

The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In Anglophone Europe it is just called the swallow; in Northern Europe it is the only common species called a "swallow" rather than a "martin".

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  1. (c) Steve Daniels, μερικά δικαιώματα διατηρούνται (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Daniels
  2. (c) Wikipedia, μερικά δικαιώματα διατηρούνται (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirundo_rustica

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