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\nThe bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). 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.
\nAll of the species are found in the Old World, although one, the Barn Swallow, is cosmopolitan, also occurring in the Americas.
\nGenetic evidence has recently shown that many of the species previously included in Hirundo are less closely related than their appearance might suggest; these species are now treated in the separate genera Cecropis (e.g. Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica, previously Hirundo daurica) and Petrochelidon (e.g. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, previously Hirundo pyrrhonota); they are as distinct from typical Hirundo as the House Martins in the genus Delichon.
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\nSpecies
\n\t\u25aa \tBarn Swallow Hirundo rustica
\n\t\u25aa \tRed-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida
\n\t\u25aa \tAngolan Swallow Hirundo angolensis
\n\t\u25aa \tPacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
\n\t\u25aa \tWelcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
\n\t\u25aa \tWhite-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
\n\t\u25aa \tEthiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
\n\t\u25aa \tWire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
\n\t\u25aa \tWhite-throated Blue Swallow Hirundo nigrita
\n\t\u25aa \tPied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma
\n\t\u25aa \tWhite-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis
\n\t\u25aa \tPearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
\n\t\u25aa \tBlue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea
\n\t\u25aa \tBlack-and-rufous Swallow Hirundo nigrorufa
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References
\n\t\u25aa \tdel Hoyo et al., eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-69-5
\n\t\u25aa \tA. Turner & C. Rose (1989). Swallows and Martins. Helm. ISBN 0-7470
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Flight kinematics of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) over a wide range of speeds in a wind tunnel
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\nKirsty J. Park1,*, Mikael Ros\u00e9n2 and Anders Hedenstr\u00f6m2<\/p>\n
1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK and
\n2 Department of Animal Ecology, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden<\/p>\n
*Author for correspondence (e-mail: k.j.park@stir.ac.uk)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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