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Classification - Identification

The classification, common names and scientific names are based on 'Taxonomy in Flux (TiF)' by John H. Boyd III.

The identification of subspecies is based on location only in most of cases, and is therefore unreliable, inconsistent or even meaningless. It is added for fun only.

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Our Policies

  • Our collections basically comprise photographs of the living creatures we have actually encountered by chance.
  • We don't use any bait, scent, artificial roost, audio devices or other unfair method to lure birds or animals except for some rare cases marked with relevant icons (We often talk / whistle to them with our own organs though).
  • Our collections include photos of domesticated animals freely walking, wandering or reposing at the time of our encounter. Animals in captivity are marked with the chain icon.
  • Similarly, you will only find plants and fungi growing wild. Rare exceptions include farm products like finger millet or rape flowers.

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PASSERIFORMES / Passeri / Passerida / Sylvioidea / Hirundinidae

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Covering : Hirundinidae

FEATURED PHOTOS

Photos featured on the blog - Click each thumbnail to see the relevant blog entry.

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Barn Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo rustica). Photo: 04/2010, Ehime, Japan.
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Asian House-Martin (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Delichon dasypus). Photo: 06/2008, Alishan, Taiwan.
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Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis daurica). Photo: 03/2008, Wutai Township, Taiwan.
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Brown-chested Martin (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Progne tapera). Photo: 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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Barn Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo rustica). Photo: 08/2024, Nagano, Japan.

PHOTOGRAPHS

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    Barn Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo rustica).
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    Pacific Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo tahitica).
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    Asian House-Martin (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Delichon dasypus).
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    Grey-breasted Martin (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Progne chalybea).
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    White-winged Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Tachycineta albiventer).
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    White-banded Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Atticora fasciata).
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    Welcome Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo neoxena). Photo: 09/2003, Albany, Australia.
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    Welcome Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo neoxena). Photo: 09/2003, Albany, Australia.
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    Southern Martin (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Progne elegans). Photo: 08/2004, Overbridge, Suriname.
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    Southern Rough-winged Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Stelgidopteryx ruficollis). Photo: 08/2004, Powakka, Suriname.
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    Southern Rough-winged Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Stelgidopteryx ruficollis). Photo: 08/2004, Powakka, Suriname.
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    Southern Rough-winged Swallow [3] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Stelgidopteryx ruficollis). Photo: 08/2004, Powakka, Zanderij.
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    Black-collared Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Pygochelidon melanoleuca). Photo: 08/2004, Foengoe Is., Suriname.
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    Striated Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis striolata striolata). Photo: 06/2005, Chichi, Taiwan.
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    Striated Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis striolata striolata). Photo: 06/2005, Chichi, Taiwan.
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    Striated Swallow [3] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis striolata striolata). Photo: 06/2005, Chichi, Taiwan.
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    Red-breasted Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis semirufa). Photo: 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.
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    Lesser Striped-Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis abyssinica). Photo: 08/2005, Mahango GR., Namibia.
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    Lesser Striped-Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis abyssinica). Photo: 08/2005, Mahango GR., Namibia.
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    Mosque Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis senegalensis). Photo: 08/2005, Mahango GR., Namibia.
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    Wire-tailed Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo smithii). Photo: 08/2005, Divundu, Namibia.
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    Rock Martin [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Ptynoprogne fuligula). Photo: 08/2005, Daan VIljoen GR., Namibia.
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    Rock Martin [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Ptynoprogne fuligula). Photo: 08/2005, Daan VIljoen GR., Namibia.
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    Wire-tailed Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo smithii). Photo: 08/2006, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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    Grey-throated Martin (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Riparia chinensis). Photo: 08/2006, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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    Rufous-bellied Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis badia). Photo: 08/2006, Khao Phanom Bencha NP., Thailand.
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    Grey-rumped Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Pseudhirundo griseopyga). Photo: 08/2007, Omboué, Gabon.
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    Lesser Striped-Swallow [3] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis abyssinica). Photo: 08/2007, Omboué, Gabon.
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    Lesser Striped-Swallow [4] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis abyssinica). Photo: 08/2007, Omboué, Gabon.
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    Angolan Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo angolensis). Photo: 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    White-bibbed Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo nigrita). Photo: 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    White-bibbed Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo nigrita). Photo: 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    White-bibbed Swallow [3] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo nigrita). Photo: 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Square-tailed Sawwing (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Psalidoprocne nitens). Photo: 08/2007, Ivindo NP., Gabon.
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    Lesser Striped-Swallow [5] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis abyssinica). Photo: 08/2007, Ivindo NP., Gabon.
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    Black Sawwing / Blue Sawwing (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Psalidoprocne pristoptera). Photo: 08/2007, Ivindo NP., Gabon.
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    Lesser Striped-Swallow [6] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis abyssinica). Photo: 09/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
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    Lesser Striped-Swallow [7] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis abyssinica). Photo: 09/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
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    Lesser Striped-Swallow [8] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis abyssinica). Photo: 09/2007, La Lopé, Gabon.
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    Red-rumped Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis daurica). Photo: 03/2008, Wutai Township, Taiwan.
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    Red-rumped Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis daurica). Photo: 03/2008, Wutai Township, Taiwan.
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    Striated Swallow [4] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis striolata). Photo: 06/2008, Guanziling, Taiwan.
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    Tree Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Tachycineta bicolor). Photo: 08/2008, Saguaro NP., AZ, USA.
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    Tree Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Tachycineta bicolor). Photo: 08/2008, Saguaro NP., AZ, USA.
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    Violet-green Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Tachycineta thalassina). Photo: 08/2008, Chiricahua Mts., AZ, USA.
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    Violet-green Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Tachycineta thalassina). Photo: 09/2008, Cave Creek Canyon, AZ, USA.
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    Red-rumped Swallow [3] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis daurica). Photo: 05/2009, Dôgo Is., Oki, Japan.
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    Red-rumped Swallow [4] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis daurica). Photo: 05/2009, Dôgo Is., Oki, Japan.
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    Red-rumped Swallow [5] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis daurica). Photo: 05/2009, Dôgo Is., Oki, Japan.
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    Sand Martin / Bank Swallow [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Riparia riparia). Photo: 05/2009, Dôgo Is., Oki, Japan.
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    Sand Martin / Bank Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Riparia riparia). Photo: 05/2009, Dôgo Is., Oki, Japan.
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    Sand Martin / Bank Swallow [3] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Riparia riparia). Photo: 08/2010, Jura, France.
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    Eurasian Crag-Martin (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Ptyonoprogne rupestris). Photo: 08/2010, PNR du Queyras, France.
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    Northern House-Martin (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Delichon Urbicum). Photo: 08/2010, Paris, France.
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    Sri Lanka Swallow (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecripis hyperythra). Photo: 07/2011, Minneriya NP., Sri Lanka.
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    Wire-tailed Swallow [3] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Hirundo smithii). Photo: 08/2011, Yala, Sri Lanka.
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    Sand Martin / Bank Swallow [4] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Riparia riparia). Photo: 08/2012, Ogii Lake, Mongolia.
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    Sand Martin / Bank Swallow [5] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Riparia riparia). Photo: 05/2015, Koshiki Is., Japan.
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    Sand Martin / Bank Swallow [6] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Riparia riparia). Photo: 09/2016, Beishuidai, Yunnan, China.
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    Southern Rough-winged Swallow [4] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Stelgidopteryx ruficollis). Photo: 08/2017, Powakka, Suriname.
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    Purple Martin (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Progne subis). Photo: 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Black-collared Swallow [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Pygochelidon melanoleuca). Photo: 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Brown-chested Martin [1] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Progne tapera). Photo: 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Brown-chested Martin [2] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Progne tapera). Photo: 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Brown-chested Martin [3] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Progne tapera). Photo: 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Brown-chested Martin [4] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Progne tapera). Photo: 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Black-collared Swallow [3] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Pygochelidon melanoleuca). Photo: 09/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Red-rumped Swallow [6] (Hirundinidae - Hirundininae. Cecropis daurica). Photo: 04/2024, Shodoshima Is., Japan.

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