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| Ole Thorsen | profile | all galleries >> Birds and other animals (updated:2014-10-06) >> Garden & Forest Birds - One gallery for each bird (updated:2014-10-06) >> Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica) (updated:2005-09-03) | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
| The Barn Swallow L 17-21cm (6.6-8.2") is a common breeding bird in farmland, at farms, villages and harbours. Winter quarter in Africa. The nest is build like a neat cup-shaped nest constructed of mud collected in their beaks reinforced by plant parts. It hunts insects often flying low above the ground or water and shows a remarkable manoeuvrability, necessary to feed on flying insects while airborne. It has a long deeply forked thin tail and curved pointed wings. The back is blue-shining black, the belly and breast is off-white. It has a blue-black breast band and a tawny brown throat and forehead. Small white spots can be seen when the outer tail feathers are spread. |
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| Sc | Hirundo rustica | ||||
| En | Barn Swallow | ||||
| Da | Landsvale | ||||
| No | Låvesvale | ||||
| Sv | Ladusvala | ||||
| De | Rauschschwalbe | ||||
| Fr | Hirondelle rustique | ||||
| Es | Golondrina común | ||||
| It | Rondine comune | ||||
 Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica) |
 Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica) |
 Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica) |
 Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica) |
 Barn Swallow (Landsvale / Hirundo rustica) |
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