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Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Photo by JasonMcilrath
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium swallow with glittering blue-black upperparts, red-brown forehead, chin and throat. Dark blue-black breast band, belly is white to orange. Tail is deeply forked with long outer streamers. Black legs and feet.

Habitat:

barn

Reference Links:

Barn Swallow - Whatbird.com

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
alicelongmartin
I suggest you put picture 3 or 2 in place of picture 1. More people might stop to look.

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PublishedNovember 5, 2011

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