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| Query: birds of asia | Result: 1270th of 1792 | |
Die Tahitische Schwalbe = Hirundo tahitica (Pacific swallow) (cropped)
| Subject: | Die Tahitische Schwalbe = Hirundo tahitica (Pacific swallow) (cropped)
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Die Tahitische Schwalbe.
Hirundo tahitica
Date between 1772 and 1829
Artist Creator:Krüger jun.
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Herrn von Buffons Naturgeschichte der Vögel, XXII B p. 290
Old Latin name Hirundo tahitica
New Latin name Hirundo tahitica
Common name Nederlands: Zuidzeezwaluw
Source: cropped from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hirundo_tahitica_-_1772-1829_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ16700151.tif
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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