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Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
witswa1, WTSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesHirundo smithii
Codeswitswa1, WTSW
Identification

The Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) 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 witswa1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Pseudochelidon eurystomina
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Square-tailed Sawwing
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Mountain Sawwing
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White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Wire-tailed Swallow photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Hirundo smithii

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: witswa1