Barn swallow/Common Swallow(Hirundo rustica)
Barn swallow/Common Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Saryuwetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh January 20 Nikon Gears This is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In Anglophone Europe it is just called the swallow; in Northern Europe it is the only common species called a "swallow" rather than a "martin.