The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a swallows and martin found across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. An agile flier that catches insects in the air. It typically occurs in open country near buildings and water.
In the Nordic countries the Barn Swallow is best described as a summer visitor. Its global conservation status is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. On Fågelkartan you can see where it has been reported over the last 30 days, based on open data from the national species-observation systems.
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