Species group · Birds
Swallows
WAnimals has 3 species of swallow, all in the family Hirundinidae.
- 3 species
- 1 family
- 122 countries
- 285 parks
- Weight
- 16 g – 34 g
- Length
- 13 cm – 20 cm
- Lifespan
- 5 – 6 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of swallows on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 122 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It migrates up to 11,000 km between its breeding and wintering grounds.
From Barn Swallow
It catches flying insects on the wing.
From Barn Swallow
It can raise up to 2 broods a year.
From Barn Swallow
It builds a mud nest with a tunnel entrance, shaped like a bottle.
From Red-rumped Swallow
Of the four European hirundines that build mud nests, it is the one that puts in the most work: a complete half-sphere to which it adds an entrance tunnel of up to 25 cm.
From Red-rumped Swallow
The first Spanish record dates from 1921 in Cádiz; since then its expansion has been steady, and especially strong between 1950 and 1980.
From Red-rumped Swallow
It is the subject of the "swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano" every 19 March, one of the best-known natural history traditions in California.
From Cliff Swallow
It competes for nests with the barn swallow and converts them to its own design.
From Cliff Swallow