Passeriformes / Hirundinidae / Hirundo

Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Hirundo neoxena carteri

southwestern Australia (North West Cape to about Eyre); winters to northward
Hirundo neoxena neoxena

breeds southeastern Australia (northeastern Queensland to Eyre Peninsula and including Tasmania); some southern birds winter north to central Australia and Cape York Peninsula, Torres Strait, Lord Howe and Norfolk islands (east of Australia); colonized Norfolk Island and New Zealand including the Chatham Islands in the mid-20th century

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.