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Barn swallow. The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. Bank swallow, Riparia riparia; Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants reported even in Antarctica. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail.
Progne or Procne (Πρόκνη), the daughter of King Pandion of Athens and wife of King Tereus of Thrace was transformed into a swallow. The specific epithet subis is Latin for a bird mentioned by the Roman author Nigidius Figulus that could break eagles' eggs. It may have been applied to this species because of its aggression toward birds of ...
The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. [1] These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this group have blue backs, red on the face and sometimes the rump or nape, and whitish or rufous underparts. With fifteen ...
Barn swallow. Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae. The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partly joined at the base. Bank swallow, Riparia riparia
Scissor-tailed flycatcher atop a fire hydrant in Eastern Oklahoma. The scissor-tailed flycatcher is the state bird of Oklahoma, and is displayed in flight with tail feathers spread on the reverse of the Oklahoma Commemorative Quarter. Professional soccer team FC Tulsa features a scissor-tailed flycatcher on their crest. The scissor-tailed ...
Bank swallow, Riparia riparia (Unc) Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor (Unc) Violet-green swallow, Tachycineta thalassina; Northern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis; Purple martin, Progne subis (R) Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica; Cliff swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota; Cave swallow, Petrochelidon fulva (Unc)
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