Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica 家燕
The Barn Swallow is a sleek, agile bird with a distinct long, forked tail. It has a glossy steel blue upper body, a pale buffy or cinnamon wash on its underparts, and a dark chestnut forehead and throat with a broad dark blue band across the chest. It is approximately 7 inches in size.
- First spotted
- 16 Jul 2025
- Seen at 5 places
- Blackwood Farm ParkChincoteague, VADenver, COSeattle, WA金玉公寓
- Group
- Perching
Field marks
- Length
- 7 in · 18 cm
- Colours
- Black · Blue · Orange · Red · White
- Wings
- Long · Narrow · Pointed · Tapered
- Tail
- Forked · Long · Notched
- In flight
- Direct Flight · Swooping
- Movement
- Migratory
- World population
- 190 million