A small bird with upper body parts that are shiny blue-black and underparts grey-white. Forehead and throat red-brown. The tail is forked

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Habitat Welcome Swallows visit a wide variety of habitats with the exception of the more heavily forested regions and drier inland areas
Size Body up to 15 cm long
Origin Native
Distribution Widespread in Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Widespread in Australia
Habitat
Welcome Swallows visit a wide variety of habitats with the exception of the more heavily forested regions and drier inland areas
Size
Body up to 15 cm long
Common Name Welcome Swallow
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
SuborderPasseri
InfraorderPasserida
FamilyHirundinidae
GenusHirundo
SpeciesHirundo neoxena
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