The barn swallow is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants reported even in Antarctica. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail. In Anglophone Europe, it is just called the swallow; in northern Europe, it is the only member of family Hirundinidae called a "swallow" rather than a "martin".
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Their world
North America lost ~3 billion birds since 1970; windows and cats are key threats.
Least ConcernNear ThreatenedExtinct
Red List status of birds as a group
One thing you can do for them today
Set up a bird feeder & water
Clean feeders and window decals help birds and prevent collisions.
Adopt a daily habit the barn swallow will feel. Open the app