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	 Hirundo tahitica (Pacific swallow)
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| English: « Hirundo tahitica » = Hirundo tahitica (Pacific Swallow)
 Français : « Hirundo tahitica » = Hirundo tahitica (Hirondelle de Tahiti)
 Date	1894
 Source	A monograph of the Hirundinidae https://archive.org/stream/monographofhirun02sha#page/n97/mode/2up
 Author	Richard Bowdler Sharpe  (1847–1909)
 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hirundo_tahitica_1894.jpg
 
 
 Hirundo tahitica - Pacific Swallow, Tahiti Swallow, Hill Swallow, Java Swallow
 
 The Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica), also known as the Tahiti Swallow, the Hill Swallow, or the Java Swallow, is a small bird that belongs to the swallows family of Hirundinidae. It lives in tropical southern Asia and the islands of the south Pacific. It is mostly blue-black on the upper parts and buff on the lower parts, with a red face and throat. It feeds on insects while flying and builds mud nests under cliffs or buildings. Pacific swallows can produce a variety of vocalizations, such as chirps, trills, and whistles.
 
 Order:	Passeriformes
 Family:	Hirundinidae
 Genus:	Hirundo
 Species:	Hirundo tahitica Gmelin, 1789
 
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