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Barn SwallowAlternate name(s): "Chimney Swallow", "European Swallow", "House Swallow*" Size: 14-17 cm (race "gutturalis") Weight: 14-20 g |
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Photos |
Race "gutturalis"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal/ventral view of an adult Barn Swallow in flight; note
the characteristic large red throat patch with its black fringe
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, October 2018]
Lateral view of an adult Barn Swallow in flight, wings down
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, October 2018]
Lateral view onto the upperparts of a Barn Swallow in flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, October 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Ner-lateral view of an immature Barn Swallow in flight; note
the whitish chin and mottled breast band which areindicative
of a post-juvenile moult (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, October 2018]
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Breeding information |
Breeding information is available from Europe.
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Communal | Mobility: Migratory | Elementary unit: Flock |
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Food, Diet |
Adults: Small insects | Dependents: As adults | Water intake: Daily(?) |
Like all other swallows known to us, Barn Swallows are insect hunters. They feed in-flight on small insects.
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
bswallow_jp_20200625.m4a |
rustica (Portugal) |
Contact calls | © JP | |
bswallow_dw_20170729.m4a |
rustica (Poland) |
Contact calls (in flight) | © DW | |
bswallow_dw_20170729_2.m4a |
rustica (Poland) |
Contact calls (in flight) | © DW | |
bswallow_dw_20160902.m4a |
rustica (Poland) |
Contact calls(?) | © DW | |
bswallow_dw_20170729_1.m4a |
rustica (Poland) |
Group chatter | © DW | |
bswallow_dw_20160520_1.m4a |
rustica (Poland) |
Group chatter | © DW | |
bswallow_dw_20180819.m4a |
rustica (Poland) |
Group chatter | © DW | |
bswallow_hds_20200906.m4a |
rustica (Germany) |
Congregating for migration | © HDS | |
bswallow_dw_20170729_0.m4a |
rustica (Poland) |
Various (in flight) | © DW | |
bswallow_dw_20170729_2.m4a |
rustica (Poland) |
Various (in flight) | © DW | |
bswallow_jp_20220217.mp3 |
rustica (Poland) |
Various | © JP | |
bswallow_hds_20200906_2.m4a |
rustica (Germany) |
? | © HDS | |
bswallow_dw_20160520_2.m4a |
rustica (Poland) |
? | © DW |
More Barn Swallow sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.