Barn Swallow: Diet

  • Flying insects: Almost exclusively – flies and mosquitoes (Diptera), beetles and hymenopterans are taken in low aerial hunting; it prefers to hunt close to the ground and over water surfaces.
  • Aphids and spiders: Taken as a supplement, sometimes picked from vegetation.

More about the Barn Swallow

  • Song & calls
  • Breeding
  • Nest & eggs
  • In winter
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