Species profile—Hirundo rustica (barn swallow)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Hirundinidae (swallows and martins) → Hirundo rustica (barn swallow)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
- Scientific name
- Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758
- Common name
- barn swallow
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1561
- Alternate name(s)
- common swallow
European swallow - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- SL
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1561.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
