Home › Species › Swallows › Pacific Swallow

Pacific Swallow

Hirundo javanica
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
pacswa1, PASW, HOSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesHirundo javanica
Codespacswa1, PASW, HOSW
Identification

The Pacific Swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a member of the Swallows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code pacswa1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swallows
African River Martin
Pseudochelidon eurystomina
White-eyed River Martin
Pseudochelidon sirintarae
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Mountain Sawwing
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Pacific Swallow photo
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Spotted this bird?

Log your sighting on eBird to contribute to bird science!

Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Hirundo javanica

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: pacswa1