Common Name: Welcome Swallow
Scientific name: Hirundo neoxena
Family: Hirundinidae
Order: Passeriformes
Other Names: N/A
Distribution: widespread in Australia, but are less common in the far north than in the south.
Habitat: Has a wide variety of habitats with the exception of the more heavily forested regions and drier inland areas.
Field Notes: metallic blue-black above, light grey below on the breast and belly, and rust on the forehead, throat and upper breast. It has a long forked tail, with a row of white spots on the individual feathers.
Photos by Auscraft, 2011. My Yard, QLD
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Scientific name: Hirundo neoxena
Family: Hirundinidae
Order: Passeriformes
Other Names: N/A
Distribution: widespread in Australia, but are less common in the far north than in the south.
Habitat: Has a wide variety of habitats with the exception of the more heavily forested regions and drier inland areas.
Field Notes: metallic blue-black above, light grey below on the breast and belly, and rust on the forehead, throat and upper breast. It has a long forked tail, with a row of white spots on the individual feathers.
Photos by Auscraft, 2011. My Yard, QLD
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