Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena - Hirondelle messagère

Hirondelle messagère
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Hirundinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Hirundo

  • Species
    :

    neoxena

Descriptor

Gould, 1842

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 17 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 12 à 17 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Hirondelle messagère
adult
Hirondelle messagère
adult

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Hirundo neoxena neoxena (sc and e Australia, New Zealand and islands)
  • Hirundo neoxena carteri (sw Australia)

Foreign names

  • Hirondelle messagère,
  • Golondrina australiana,
  • andorinha-australiana,
  • Glücksschwalbe,
  • Welkomzwaluw,
  • Rondine benvenuta,
  • välkomstsvala,
  • Pionérsvale,
  • lastovička štebotavá,
  • vlaštovka šedobřichá,
  • Australsk Landsvale,
  • australianhaarapääsky,
  • oreneta d'Austràlia,
  • jaskółka australijska,
  • Новогвинейская (настоящая) ласточка,
  • オーストラリアツバメ,
  • 迎燕,
  • välkomstsvala,
  • 喜燕,

Voice song and call

Hirondelle messagère
adult

Habitat

Hirondelle messagère
adult

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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