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Taxa

Hirundinidae

Bird Families

Swallows and martins: highly aerial songbirds with long, pointed wings adapted for sustained flight, feeding almost entirely on flying insects caught on the wing.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
90 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Scientific Name
Hirundinidae 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Passeriformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Barn Swallow, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Sand martin, Species
Source Sand martin (Wikidata)
Western house martin, Species
Source Western house martin (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ39861, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Hirundinidae
Wikidata Q39861, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Western house martin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Western house martin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Sand martin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sand martin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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