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Bookmark or Share- 8 Swallow Bird Types You Should Know - Birds and Blooms8 Types of Swallow Birds You Should Know. By Kenn And Kimberly Kaufman. Birds & Blooms Editorial Policies. Updated: Jun. 21, 2022. From purple martins to barn swallows, find out how to spot and identify 8 members of the swallow bird family during summer.
- Barn Swallow Identification - All About BirdsGlistening cobalt blue above and tawny below, Barn Swallows dart gracefully over fields, barnyards, and open water in search of flying insect prey. Look for the long, deeply forked tail that streams out behind this agile flyer and sets it apart from all other North American swallows.
- Tree Swallow Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of OrnithologyHandsome aerialists with deep-blue iridescent backs and clean white fronts, Tree Swallows are a familiar sight in summer fields and wetlands across northern North America. They chase after flying insects with acrobatic twists and turns, their steely blue-green feathers flashing in the sunlight.
- Barn Swallow | National GeographicThis most widely distributed and abundant swallow in the world is familiar to birders and nonbirders. Polytypic (6–8 ssp.; erythrogaster breeds in North America). Length 6.8".
- Swallow Bird Facts | Hirundo rustica - The RSPB Wildlife CharitySwallows are small birds with dark, glossy-blue backs, red throats, pale underparts and long tail streamers. They are extremely agile in flight and spend most of their time in the air. They are widespread breeding birds in the Northern Hemisphere, migrating south in winter.
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