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Tahiti swallow

Hirundo tahitica J. F. Gmelin, 1789

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The tahiti swallow (Hirundo tahitica) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15 g to 17.8 g and live up to 6.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Tahiti swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
Photo: Richard Bowdler Sharpe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tahiti swallow

Weight
15 g – 17.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
coastalsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tahiti swallow live?

Not recorded

What is the tahiti swallow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Tahiti swallow (Hirundo tahitica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is found on the islands of Moorea and Tahiti in French Polynesia. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Pacific swallow.

From the Wikipedia article “Tahiti swallow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tahiti_swallow&oldid=1344528089), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the tahiti swallow endangered?

The tahiti swallow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the tahiti swallow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyHirundinidae
  6. genusHirundo
  7. SpeciesHirundo tahitica J. F. Gmelin, 1789

Synonyms Hirundo tahitica tahitica

Other names and names in other languages (52)
  • Pacific swallowEnglish
  • Pacific swallowEnglish
  • Pacific swallow (Tahiti)English
  • oreneta del PacíficCatalan
  • vlaštovka rezavohrdláCzech
  • gwennol y DwyrainWelsh
  • Stillehavs SvaleDanish
  • TahitischwalbeGerman
  • SüdseeschwalbeGerman
  • tahitia hirundoEsperanto
  • Golondrina de TahitiSpanish
  • Golondrina de TahitíSpanish
  • Golondrina del PacíficoSpanish
  • rand-suitsupääsukeEstonian
  • پرستوی اقیانوس آرامPersian
  • TahitinpääskyFinnish
  • tyynenmerenpääskyFinnish
  • Hirondelle de TahitiFrench
  • tahitska lastavicaCroatian
  • déltengeri fecskeHungarian
  • Layang-layang batuIndonesian
  • Rondine del PacificoItalian
  • タヒチツバメJapanese
  • リュウキュウツバメJapanese
  • taitinė šelmeninė kregždėLithuanian
  • dienvidjūru bezdelīgaLatvian
  • Burung Layang-layang BatuMalay
  • kystsvaleNorwegian Bokmål
  • TahitizwaluwDutch
  • ZuidzeezwaluwDutch
  • tahitisvaleNorwegian
  • jaskółka pacyficznaPolish
  • andorinha-do-taitiPortuguese
  • andorinha-das-colinasPortuguese
  • andorinha-do-índicoPortuguese
  • andorinha-do-pacíficoPortuguese
  • Rândunică de PacificRomanian
  • Домовая ласточкаRussian
  • Коричневогорлая (настоящая) ласточкаRussian
  • lastovička tahitskáSlovak
  • lastovička tichomorskáSlovak
  • Pacifička lastaSerbian
  • kustsvalaSwedish
  • tahitisvalaSwedish
  • 'Ope'aTahitian
  • นกนางแอ่นแปซิฟิคThai
  • PekepekaTongan
  • Tahiti KırlangıcıTurkish
  • ластівка південноазійськаUkrainian
  • 洋燕Chinese
  • 塔岛燕Chinese
  • 洋斑燕Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the tahiti swallow

Other species in the same genus Hirundo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tahiti swallow?

An adult tahiti swallow weighs 15 g – 17.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tahiti swallow endangered?

The tahiti swallow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the tahiti swallow live?

The tahiti swallow has a recorded lifespan of 6.92 years.

What kind of animal is the tahiti swallow?

The tahiti swallow (Hirundo tahitica) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tahiti swallow (Hirundo tahitica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tahiti-swallow

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BibTeX
@misc{tahiti_swallow_2026,
  title = {Tahiti swallow (Hirundo tahitica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tahiti-swallow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}