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Swallows and martins

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae

Species on page (10 species in 6 genera depicted out of 83 species in 19 genera)

+ Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
+ Wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
+ Rock martin (Hirundo fuligula)
+ Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
+ American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
+ Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
+ Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
+ Purple martin (Progne subis)
+ Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
+ Blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
+ Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

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Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Welcome swallows squabble

swallows
Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins
Tasmania
September 11, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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The Welcome Committee - strictly no parking

o'reilly's 2023

Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins
O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Australia 2023
December 15, 2023
Canon R5
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Wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)

Wire-tail

Wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins
Sunset cruise on the Zambezi
Zambia
February 16, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Rock martin (Hirundo fuligula)

Steve

Rock martin (Hirundo fuligula)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins
Frans Indongo, Namibia
January 9, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
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Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Swallow pouting

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Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Palo Alto Baylands

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emily renzel wetlands

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 14, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Swallow in flight

don edwards 2020 - dumbarton west

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Don Edwards National Shoreline
June 6, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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don edwards 2020 - dumbarton west

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Don Edwards National Shoreline
June 6, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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byxbee park

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Byxbee Park
June 23, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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cooley landing

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cooley Landing
June 25, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
April 2, 2021
Canon R5

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emily renzel wetlands

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
April 2, 2021
Canon R5

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emily renzel wetlands

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 21, 2021
Canon R5

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Swallow swallowing

emily renzel wetlands 2021

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 25, 2021
Canon R5

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emily renzel wetlands 2021

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 25, 2021
Canon R5

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emily renzel wetlands 2021

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 25, 2021
Canon R5

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American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

Shore and cliff

felt lake 2018

Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Nature Through Photography class
Felt Lake 2018
April 8, 2018
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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palo alto baylands 2024
Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Palo Alto Baylands
May 14, 2024
Canon R5

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baylands

Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Lucy Evans Center
Palo Alto Baylands

April 23, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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baylands

Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Lucy Evans Center
Palo Alto Baylands

April 23, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Nested swallow

nested swallow

American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Palo Alto Baylands
June 24, 2014

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Swallowing babes

baby swallows

American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Palo Alto Baylands
Lucy Evans Interpretive Center
June 3, 2014

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Swallowing on the go

swallow in flight

American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Palo Alto Baylands
June 24, 2014

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palo alto baylands 2019

Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Palo Alto Baylands
March 21, 2019
Canon 7D markII

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palo alto baylands 2019

Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Palo Alto Baylands
March 21, 2019
Canon 7D markII

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palo alto baylands
Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Palo Alto Baylands
May 19, 2019
Canon 7D markII

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Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

emily renzel wetlands

Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 27, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Felt Lake 2021

Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Felt Lake
March 7, 2021
Canon 7dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 19, 2021
Canon R5

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emily renzel wetlands

Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 19, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 19, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

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Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

coyotehills

Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Family: Hirundinidae
Coyote Hills
June 21, 2020 - with Wendy
Canon 7DmarkII

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coyotehills

Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Family: Hirundinidae
Coyote Hills
June 21, 2020 - with Wendy
Canon 7DmarkII

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Interspecies intimidation

emily renzel wetlands 2021

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 25, 2021
Canon R5

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Purple martin (Progne subis)

Purple martin

florida 2018

Purple martin (Progne subis)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Robert is Here
Near the Everglades, Florida
April 1, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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House of Martin

florida 2021
Purple martin (Progne subis)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Robert is Here Fruit Stand
Florida
April 20, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

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Caught purple faced

florida 2021
Purple martin (Progne subis)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Robert is Here Fruit Stand
Florida
April 20, 2021
Canon R5

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Martin

royal palm

Purple martin (Progne subis)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Anhinga trail, Royal Palm
St. Augustine, Florida
April 4, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Without Abraham and John

Texas 2024

Purple martin (Progne subis)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
San Antonio Botanical Garden
Texas 2024
April 9, 2024
Canon R5

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Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)


Dean of the Caribbean

Puerto Rico 2021
Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Rio Grande
Puerto Rico
May 3, 2021
Canon R5

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Blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)


nazca

Blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
Family: Hirundinidae
Cantalloc Aquaduct
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon rebel T5i
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Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

A hard act

Hellyer
Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Hellyer Park City Challenge Bioblitz
April 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
April 2, 2021
Canon R5

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emily renzel wetlands

Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 12, 2021
Canon R5

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