{"id":25355,"date":"2012-11-05T14:17:53","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:54","slug":"barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/","title":{"rendered":"Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. A distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, it is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In Northern Europe it is the only common species called a &#8220;swallow&#8221; rather than a &#8220;martin&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Barn Swallow\u00a0<i>Hirundo\u00a0rustica<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-206-25355\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1457\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-9.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1456\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-8.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1455\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-7.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1454\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-6.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1453\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-5.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1452\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-4.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1451\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-3.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1450\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-2.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1449\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-16.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-16.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1448\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-15.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-15.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span> <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1447\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-14.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1446\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-13.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1445\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-12.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1444\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-11.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1443\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-10.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1442\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/barn-swallow-1.jpg\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/barn-swallow-hirundo-rustica\/thumbs\/thumbs_barn-swallow-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. A distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, it is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In Northern Europe it is the only common species called a &#8220;swallow&#8221; rather than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":829164,"parent":17619,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[705,2149],"class_list":["post-25355","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-barn-swallow","tag-hirundo-rustica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25355\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}