Hirundinidae (Swallows)
Order Passeriformes
83 species in 17 genera

Size: Between 11 cm (Square-tailed Saw-wing, Psalidoprocne nitens) and 25 cm (Montane Blue Swallow, Hirundo atrocaerulea).

Distribution: All boigeographic regions. The species breeding in temperate regions are migratory, moving in winter to areas with insect abundance.

Habitat: All type of open areas.

Feeding: Flying invertebrates.

Breeding: They built the nest with mud (an open cup or a closed chamber), attached to a building or cliff. 2-5 eggs. Incubation 14-16 days. Nestling period 16-24 days.

Threat status: 7 threatened species (1 Critically Endangered, 1 Endangered and 5 Vulnerable). [+info]
6 / 83 species available
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Red-chested Swallow
Hirundo lucida
Common House-Martin
Delichon urbicum
Fanti Sawwing
Psalidoprocne obscura