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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.
Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae
via GBIF
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hirundinidae
- Image
- Hirundo neoxena risdon.jpg
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- Commons gallery
- Hirundo
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Hirundo
- topic's main category
- Category:Hirundo
- taxon name
- Hirundo
- taxonomic type
- Barn Swallow
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Article · Português
Hirundo é um gênero de aves passeriformes da família Hirundinidae. Quase todas as espécies são oriundas do Velho Mundo, exceto a andorinha-das-chaminés (Hirundo rustica), a qual é cosmopolita e também é encontrada nas Américas.
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