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Hirundo neoxena

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Hirundo
eBird Code
welswa1

Vocalizations

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e_ve · CC_BY_4_0
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Pete Woodall · CC_BY_4_0
Chris Angell · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • 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

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (welswa1) Avibase

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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