- Swallow - Wikipedia
The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica
- 8 Swallow Bird Types You Should Know - Birds and Blooms
From purple martins to barn swallows, find out how to spot and identify 8 types of the swallow bird family during summer
- Swallows of the United States: Eight Swallows to Know
Swallows — members of the bird family Hirundinidae, which includes 86 species worldwide — are part of a broader category of birds called aerial insectivores, meaning they catch insects on the wing
- 9 Types of Swallows (Stelgidopteryx, Tachycineta, Riparia, Hirundo . . .
The swallows are probably the most acrobatic of all the passerines These small but swift birds feed on insects that they catch on the wing in the air
- Nuisance swallows - U. S. Fish Wildlife Service
There are eight species of swallows that regularly breed in North America: the bank swallow, barn swallow, cave swallow, cliff swallow, northern rough-winged swallow, purple martin, tree swallow, and violet-green swallow
- Tree Swallow Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Handsome aerialists with deep-blue iridescent backs and clean white fronts, Tree Swallows are a familiar sight in summer fields and wetlands across northern North America They chase after flying insects with acrobatic twists and turns, their steely blue-green feathers flashing in the sunlight
- Swallows of Oregon (7 Species to know) - Badgerland Birding
Swallows are fast moving aerial insectivores that move quickly and catch prey on the fly They have long wings and are characterized by their acrobatic movements There are eight different swallow species that live across the United States and seven of them can be found in Oregon
- Swallow | Migration, Nesting Feeding | Britannica
Swallows occur worldwide except in the coldest regions and remotest islands Temperate-zone species include long-distance migrants The common swallow (Hirundo rustica) is almost worldwide in migration; an American species, called barn swallow, may summer in Canada and winter in Argentina
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