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The golden swallow formerly bred on the island of Jamaica, but was last seen there in 1989 and is now restricted to the island of Hispaniola. Relationship with humans An artificial purple martin nesting colony The barn swallow is the national bird of Estonia. They also are one of the most depicted birds on postage stamps around the world.
Below, we've profiled each of the eight swallow species found in the United States. Keep an eye out for these tiny insect-eaters the next time you go for a walk! Northern Rough-winged Swallow
The meaning of SWALLOW is any of numerous small widely distributed oscine birds (family Hirundinidae, the swallow family) that have a short bill, long pointed wings, and often a deeply forked tail and that feed on insects caught on the wing. How to use swallow in a sentence.
swallow, any of the approximately 90 species of the bird family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). A few, including the bank swallow, are called martins ( see martin; see also woodswallow; for sea swallow, see tern ). Swallows are small, with pointed narrow wings, short bills, and small weak feet; some species have forked tails.
Handsome aerialists with deep-blue iridescent backs and clean white fronts, Tree Swallows are a familiar sight in summer fields and wetlands across northern North America. They chase after flying insects with acrobatic twists and turns, their steely blue-green feathers flashing in the sunlight.
Glistening cobalt blue above and tawny below, Barn Swallows dart gracefully over fields, barnyards, and open water in search of flying insect prey. Look for the long, deeply forked tail that streams out behind this agile flyer and sets it apart from all other North American swallows.
Browse North American birds by shape—helpful if you don’t know exactly which type of bird you’ve seen.
