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Swallows and Martins

Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae Links: Swallows and Martins

A group of passerines characterized by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. There are about 83 species worldwide, 8 in Britain.

Bird

Latin

Links

Notes

Swallow (Barn)

Hirundo rustica

Barn Swallow

RSPB

BBC

 

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Tree Swallow

very rare vagrant

Red-rumped Swallow

Hirundo daurica

Red-rumped Swallow

rare vagrant

Cliff Swallow

Hirundo pyrrhonota

Cliff Swallow

very rare vagrant

House Martin

Delichon urbicum

House Martin

RSPB

BBC

 

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

Sand Martin

RSPB

 

Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Crag Martin

very rare vagrant

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Purple Martin

very rare vagrant

 

 


By: Keith Park Section: Wildlife Key:
Page Ref: swallows Topic: Birds  Last Updated: 03/2010
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