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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
(H. r. rustica)
| Armenian Name: | Գյուղական ծիծեռնակ |
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See Plate 36 for Barn Swallow and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 17-19 cm, Wing Span:32-34.5 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 213. |
| Description: | Streamlined swallow with long wings and long deeply-forked tail. Upperparts and breast band glossy blue-black. Red forehead and throat. Underparts can vary from off-white to pale reddish. Females, and especially juveniles, have shorter less-forked tails. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Red-rumped Swallow (see Plate 61) by entirely dark upperparts, dark breast band, and pale undertail coverts. |
| Habitat: | Human settlements, farmland; widespread on migration. |
| Food: | Airborne insects. |
| Nest: | Mud cup lined with feathers and rootlets on ledge, wall, or overhang of building. |
| Eggs: | 20 mm, 4-5, white, red-brown spots. |
