Hirundinidae

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Photo from Birds) Common name:cliff swallow (en); andorinha-de-dorso-acanelado (pt); hirondelle à front blanc (fr); golondrina de alcantarilla (es); fahlstirnschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of North America, migrating south to winter in South America, from Venezuela to northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and have a wingspan of 28-30 cm. They weigh…

Ptyonoprogne rupestris Photo by Ahmet Karatash (Trek Nature) Common name: Eurasian crag martin (en); andorinha-das-rochas (pt); hirondelle de rochers (fr); avión roquero (es); felsenschwalbe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Hirundinidae Range: This species is found from the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco, along the Mediterranean coasts, and through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan all the way…

Hirundo abyssinica Photo by Jack Versloot (Wikipedia) Common name: lesser striped swallow (en); andorinha-estriada-pequena (pt); hirondelle striée (fr); golondrina abisinia (es); maidschwalbe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Hirundinidae Range: This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. Size: These birds are 15-19 cm long and…

Hirundo daurica Common name: red-rumped swallow (en); andorinha-dáurica (pt); hirondelle rousseline (fr); golondrina dáurica (es); rötelschwalbe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Hirundinidae Range: This species is a common, but patchily distributed breeder in southern Europe, being found from Portugal and Spain, through France, Italy, the Balkans, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and into Turkey. They also breed…