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Pacific swallow

Pacific swallow
at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Hirundo
Species:
H. javanica
Binomial name
Hirundo javanica
Sparrman, 1789
At Misamis Oriental, Philippines

The Pacific swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It breeds in tropical southern Asia and the islands of the south Pacific. It is resident apart from some local seasonal movements. This bird is associated with coasts, but is increasingly spreading to forested uplands.[2] It was formerly treated as conspecific with hill swallow, the welcome swallow and the Tahiti swallow.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Hirundo javanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T104006526A119727727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T104006526A119727727.en. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ Turner, Angela K; Rose, Chris (1989). Swallows & Martins: An Identification Guide and Handbook. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-51174-7.

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