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genus

Hirundo

Hirundo is a genus in the family Hirundinidae. This database currently files 17 species under it, 2 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
17
Threatened
2
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
82%
Weight range
11 g – 21.8 g

Best-known members of Hirundo

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Hirundo?

15 of 17 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
ENEndangered17%
VUVulnerable17%
LCLeast Concern1387%

Where is Hirundo found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 2 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia2

All species in Hirundo

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Barn swallowHirundo rusticaHirundinidaeLeast Concern17.9 gNot recorded
Wire-tailed swallowHirundo smithiiHirundinidaeLeast Concern12.4 gNot recorded
Tahiti swallowHirundo tahiticaHirundinidaeLeast Concern17.8 gNot recorded
Ethiopian swallowHirundo aethiopicaHirundinidaeLeast Concern13.3 gNot recorded
Red-chested swallowHirundo lucidaHirundinidaeLeast Concern13 gNot recorded
Welcome swallowHirundo neoxenaHirundinidaeLeast Concern14.7 g1
Angola swallowHirundo angolensisHirundinidaeLeast Concern17.8 gNot recorded
White-throated swallowHirundo albigularisHirundinidaeLeast Concern21.8 gNot recorded
White-tailed swallowHirundo megaensisHirundinidaeVulnerable11 gNot recorded
Blue swallowHirundo atrocaeruleaHirundinidaeEndangered13.8 gNot recorded
Pied-winged swallowHirundo leucosomaHirundinidaeLeast Concern17.6 gNot recorded
Pearl-breasted swallowHirundo dimidiataHirundinidaeLeast Concern12.1 gNot recorded
White-bibbed swallowHirundo nigritaHirundinidaeLeast Concern18.3 gNot recorded
Black-and-rufous swallowHirundo nigrorufaHirundinidaeLeast Concern14.2 gNot recorded
Hill swallowHirundo domicolaHirundinidaeNot recorded16.8 gNot recorded
Pacific swallowHirundo javanicaHirundinidaeLeast Concern17.8 g1
Not recordedHirundo unalaschkensisHirundinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded