Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Barn Swallow
The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Hirundo rustica
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Barn Swallow
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Hirundo rustica rustica
- Hirundo rustica transitiva
- Hirundo rustica savignii
- Hirundo rustica gutturalis
- Hirundo rustica tytleri
- Hirundo rustica saturata
- Hirundo rustica mandschurica
- Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe, restricted type locality Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.191
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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