Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes (Oscines) - Family: Hirundinidae
Status: Boreal Migrant - Rare. Habitat: Rural areas

All records since January 2014
Adult
Golondrina Tijerita1 AB 07 08 (2)Amelia Besana
Forehead, throat and breast rufous. Blue collar. Whitish or buffy underparts
Golondrina tijerita/Barn Swallow© J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue upperparts. Long fork tailed with a with band visible in flight
Juvenile
Golondrina tijerita/Barn Swallow© J. Simón Tagtachian
Short forked tail. Forehead and throat buff
Pirouettes on the wing
Golondrina tijerita/Barn Swallow
Golondrina tijerita/Barn Swallow3-2014 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Preening
Golondrina tijerita3-2013 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rotating head to catch insect
More photographic records since January 2013
Other registers
Golondrina tijerita/Barn Swallow07-2008 © Pablo Manuel Fernández Golondrina tijerita/Barn Swallow07-2008 © Amelia Besana