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Species profile—Hirundo tahitica (Pacific swallow)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Hirundinidae (swallows and martins) → Hirundo tahitica (Pacific swallow)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Scientific name
Hirundo tahitica Gmelin, 1789
Common name
Pacific swallow
Type reference
Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.
WildNet taxon ID
18160
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Exotic
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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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=18160.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024