Tag: Barn Swallow

Swallow censuses in Northwest Germany(1986, 1991 and 1996)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Science Article 6 abstract Starting in 1961, from 50-100 villages and settlements in the industrial area of Hannover-Braunschweig (centred on Peine) have been checked at 5-year intervals to count the nesting populationof House Martin Delichon urbica and Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica, the method beinga direct nest count. The hitherto stable Barn […]

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

[order] Passeriformes | [family] Hirundinidae | [latin] Hirundo rustica | [UK] Barn Swallow | [FR] Hirondelle rustique | [DE] Rauchschwalbe | [ES] Golondrina Bermeja | [IT] Rondine comune | [NL] Boerenzwaluw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Hirundo rustica Worldwide widespread Hirundo rustica erythrogaster Hirundo rustica gutturalis Hirundo rustica […]