| Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena |
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Australia The Welcome Swallow is distributed in Australia except in the north and in the drier deserts. It is found in a wide variety of open habitats including farmland and settlements and is often near water. |
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The forehead, face and throat are rufous while upperparts are glossy blue-black and underparts are grey and
lacking the black breast band found in Barn Swallow H. rustica. The tail is deeply forked with white spots on the inner tail-feathers.
The juvenile, seen here in photos 3 and 4, are duller particularly around the face and have a shorter tail. |
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