Pacific Swallow

Hirundo tahitica

Description

Hirundo tahitica is a small swallow measuring 13 cm. The back is blue with the wings and tail is more brown, the face is pink, and the bottom is blackish. The tail is shorter and less branched, than other wallet species.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

13 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Hirundinidae

GENUS

:

Hirundo

SPECIES

:

Hirundo tahitica

Distribution

Hirundo tahitica is spread over a very wide habitat, from coastal areas to hills to an altitude of 1,500 masl

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : South Asia to Southeast Asia, Indonesia

Habits and Lifestyle

This species is very adaptive and prefers open areas, flies very quickly and is often seen perching on branches or branches of dry trees or transverse power lines.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Coastal areas, hills

Climate Zone

Tropical and subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

These birds are insectivores that eat insects, especially flies, when they are airborne.

Diet : Insectivora

Mating Habits

This bird builds neat cup-shaped nests, made of mud grains that are collected in its beak, under cliff ledges or on man-made structures such as buildings, bridges, or tunnels. The nest is lined with a softer material. Lay 2 – 3 eggs.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 – 3 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird is in the category with the least concern on the IUCN red list

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Pacific Swallow on Wikipedia article 
  3. Hirundo tahitica on article