Barn Swallow
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(New page: image: barnswallow.jpg '''Common Name:''' Barn Swallow '''Scientific Name:''' Hirundo rustica '''Size:''' 6.75 inches (15-19 cm) '''Habitat:''' Throughout the Americas. Summer Ran...) |
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'''Habitat:''' Throughout the Americas. Summer Range: Breeds from southern Alaska through Canada, throughout the United States, except for the peninsula of Florida, where it is a local breeder, and parts of desert Southwest. Southward into central Mexico. Also throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Small breeding colony in Argentina. Winter Range: Southern Mexico through Central America and throughout lowland South America. | '''Habitat:''' Throughout the Americas. Summer Range: Breeds from southern Alaska through Canada, throughout the United States, except for the peninsula of Florida, where it is a local breeder, and parts of desert Southwest. Southward into central Mexico. Also throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Small breeding colony in Argentina. Winter Range: Southern Mexico through Central America and throughout lowland South America. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 190,000,000 mature individuals. The Barn Swallow has benefited greatly from human activity. Artificial structures have allowed it to move into new areas and nest in higher densities than ever before. As a result, populations are much greater than they were before European settlement of North America. |
'''Diet:''' Mosquitoes and other flying insects. | '''Diet:''' Mosquitoes and other flying insects. | ||
