Swallow
The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae. These birds are adapted to aerial feeding. "Swallow" is used colloquially in Europe as a synonym for the barn swallow.
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| Family: | Hirundinidae Vigors, 1825
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Within the swallow, the name "martin" tends to be used for the squarer-tailed species, and the name "swallow" for the more fork-tailed species. However, there is no scientific distinction between these two groups. The family contains around 83 species in 19 genera.
Swallow Media
The bill of the sand martin is typical for the family, being short and wide.
The lesser striped swallow is a partial migrant within Africa.
A Northern Rough-winged Swallow photographed in central Maine, the northeastern limit of the species' breeding range.
A tree swallow attending its nest in a tree cavity
Swallow chicks nesting at the Skomer Marine Conservation Zone, 2017: Video by Natural Resources Wales
Two American cliff swallows constructing mud nests
Song of the purple martin.
The Bahama swallow is listed as an endangered species.
An artificial purple martin nesting colony
The barn swallow is the national bird of Estonia. They also are one of the most depicted birds on postage stamps around the world.
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