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Hirundo
Sign in to saveThe bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this group have blue backs, red on the face and sometimes the rump or nape, and whitish or rufous underparts. With fifteen species this genus is the largest in its family.
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Hirundo is a genus of birds within the family Hirundinidae. It belongs to the order Passeriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata in the kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and holds an accepted taxonomic status.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including NHMUK, UTEP, COA, CUMV, and CAS. These records originate from countries such as Italy, the United States, India, South Africa, and Turkey. The subject is referenced by 519 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 87
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, UTEP, COA, CUMV, CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- Italy, United States, India, South Africa, Turkey, China, Kenya
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The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this group have blue backs, red on the face and sometimes the rump or nape, and whitish or rufous underparts. With fifteen species this genus is the largest in its family.
==Taxonomy== The genus Hirundo was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. The genus name is the Latin word for a swallow. Linnaeus included eight species in the genus and of these William Swainson designated the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) as the type species.
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