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)

Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Welcome swallows squabble

Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins
Tasmania
September 11, 2015
Canon 7DMark2

The Welcome Committee - strictly no parking

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

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

Rock martin (Hirundo fuligula)

Steve

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

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Swallow pouting

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

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

Swallow in flight

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Swallow swallowing

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

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

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

American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

Shore and cliff

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

Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Lucy Evans Center
Palo Alto Baylands
April 23, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Lucy Evans Center
Palo Alto Baylands
April 23, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

Nested swallow

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

Swallowing babes

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

Swallowing on the go

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

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

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

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

Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

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

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

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

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

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

Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

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

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

Interspecies intimidation

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

Purple martin (Progne subis)

Purple martin

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

House of Martin

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

Caught purple faced

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

Martin

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

Without Abraham and John

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

Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)

Dean of the Caribbean

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

Blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)

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

Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

A hard act

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

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

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

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