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The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The term "swallow" is used as the common name for Hirundo rustica in the UK [1] and Ireland. [2]
White-tailed swallow: Hirundo megaensis: Oromia, Ethiopia. Pearl-breasted swallow: Hirundo dimidiata: southern Africa from Angola, southern Congo and Tanzania southwards. Pacific swallow: Hirundo javanica: southern Asia and the islands of the south Pacific. Tahiti swallow: Hirundo tahitica: islands of Moorea and Tahiti in French Polynesia: Hill ...
The African river martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina) is a passerine bird, one of two members of the river martin subfamily of the swallow family, Hirundinidae.When discovered, it was not initially recognised as a swallow, and its structural differences from most of its relatives, including its stout bill and robust legs and feet, have led to its current placement in a separate subfamily ...
Cecropis is a genus of large swallows found in Africa and tropical Asia. The red-rumped swallow's range also extends into southern Europe, and (in small numbers) into Australia. This genus is frequently subsumed into the larger genus Hirundo. [2] The swallow family Hirundinidae consists of
He placed it with the swallows in the genus Hirundo and coined the binomial name Hirundo chalybea. [7] The specific epithet chalybea is Latin meaning "steely". [8] The grey-breasted martin is now one of nine species placed in the genus Progne that was introduced in 1826 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. [9]
The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is a species of deepwater shark.Rarely seen by humans, it measures around 5.2 m (17 ft) long and is the smallest of the three extant filter-feeding sharks alongside the relatively larger whale shark and basking shark.
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Specimen at Nairobi National Museum. The mosque swallow is the largest and heaviest species of African swallow, resembling a big red-rumped swallow Cecropis daurica.The crown, upperparts, and tail are glossy dark blue, and the lores and sides of the head are whitish forming a collar.