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
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
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
Swallows in California - Global Birding Initiative Identifying swallows in the Golden State is not as easy as it might seem, since there are many swallow species in California To help you identify the bird you saw, we’ll cover the most common swallows of California in this article
9 Types of Swallows (Stelgidopteryx, Tachycineta, Riparia . . . Swallows are common throughout the continent The Barn Swallow, Bank Swallow, Cliff Swallow and Tree Swallow can be seen from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast and into northern Canada and Alaska
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
Tree Swallow Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of . . . 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