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Hirundo  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178447

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Charitochelidon Wolters, 1943
  
    Chelidon T. Forster, 1817
  
    Herse R. P. Lesson, 1837
  
    Hypurolepis Gould, 1868
  
    Natalornis Roberts, 1922
  
    Setirundo Lesson, 1843
  
    Waldenia Sharpe, 1869
  
  Common Name(s): Barn Swallows [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyHirundinidae Rafinesque, 1815 – Swallows  
                               GenusHirundo Linnaeus, 1758 – Barn Swallows  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869 – Hirondelle d'Éthiopie, andorinha-etíope, Golondrina etiópica, Ethiopian Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo albigularis Strickland, 1849 – Hirondelle à gorge blanche, andorinha-de-garganta-branca, Golondrina gorjiblanca, White-throated Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1868 – Hirondelle d'Angola, andorinha-de-angola, andorinha-angolana, Golondrina angoleña, Angola Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo atrocaerulea Sundevall, 1850 – Hirondelle bleue, andorinha-azul, Golondrina azul, Blue Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo dimidiata Sundevall, 1850 – Hirondelle à gorge perlée, andorinha-de-peito-pérola, Golondrina perlada, Pearl-breasted Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo domicola Jerdon, 1841 – Hill Swallow, Hirondelle des Nilgiri, andorinha-do-índico, andorinha-das-colinas, Golondrina de Cabaña 
                                  Species Hirundo javanica Sparrman, 1789 – Pacific Swallow, Hirondelle de Java, andorinha-do-pacífico, Golondrina del Pacífico 
                                  Species Hirundo leucosoma Swainson, 1837 – Hirondelle à ailes tachetées, andorinha-de-asa-malhada, andorinha-d'asa-malhada, Golondrina alipinta, Pied-winged Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo lucida Hartlaub, 1858 – Hirondelle de Guinée, andorinha-da-guiné, andorinha-guineense, Golondrina guineana, Red-chested Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo megaensis Benson, 1942 – Hirondelle à queue blanche, andorinha-de-cauda-branca, Golondrina coliblanca, White-tailed Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 – Hirondelle messagère, andorinha-australiana, Golondrina australiana, Welcome Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo nigrita G. R. Gray, 1845 – Hirondelle à bavette, andorinha-de-babete, Golondrina negrita, White-bibbed Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo nigrorufa Barboza du Bocage, 1877 – Hirondelle roux et noir, andorinha-preta-e-ruiva, andorinha-vermelha-e-preta, Golondrina rojinegra, Black-and-rufous Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 – Hirondelle rustique, andorinha-das-chaminés, Golondrina común, Golondrina tijereta, Barn Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo smithii Leach, 1818 – Hirondelle à longs brins, andorinha-cauda-de-arame, andorinha-cauda-d'arame, Golondrina colilarga, Wire-tailed Swallow 
                                  Species Hirundo tahitica J. F. Gmelin, 1789 – Tahiti Swallow, Hirondelle de Tahiti, andorinha-do-taiti, andorinha-do-pacífico, Golondrina de Tahití, Pacific Swallow 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Hirundo    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Hirundo    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Hirundo   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Hirundo   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Hirundo   
       

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