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Pacific Swallow

Hirundo javanica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Taiwan.January 92, February 113, March 145, April 182, May 170, June 123, July 114, August 123, September 115, October 149, November 112, December 124.
Taiwan1,562
China1,497
Taiwan Province1,496
Malaysia1,253
Singapore1,174
Indonesia754
Thailand542
Sabah384
Philippines353
NORTH REGION344

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilySwallows and Martins · Hirundinidae
GenusTypical Swallows · Hirundo

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Practise Pacific Swallow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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