Barn swallow

The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow. It can be found worldwide.

Barn swallow
H. rustica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Hirundinidae
Genus:	Hirundo
Binomial name
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758

Hirundo rustica

This distinctive passerine bird has blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It lives everywhere except Australia.

The bird is becoming less common in Europe.^[1][2]