Common name:
Barn Swallow
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Hirundo rustica
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
fun facts:
The Barn Swallow can be spotted darting and diving around buildings, over rivers, meadows, lakes and marshes up to 4600m.
The sexes look the same. It is a migrant to Ladakh, visiting during breeding season.
barn swallow
Bird Club Contributor:
Dorje Chitta, Skurbuchan
