Wildlifeof Malaysia
Tahiti Swallow
Swallows & Martins
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Hirundo tahitica
Basic stats
Range
Pacific swallow of the south Pacific and tropical Asia (see text)
Size
13cm
The Pacific swallow is a small swallow 13 cm long, with a blue-black back and crown, browner wings and tail, a red face and throat and dusky underparts. The account used here treats the Tahiti swallow, found on Moorea and Tahiti in French Polynesia, as a separate species formerly considered conspecific with the Pacific swallow of tropical southern Asia, so lists that use the older, wider name refer to the Asian bird (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Tahiti Swallow found?
- Pacific swallow of the south Pacific and tropical Asia (see text)
- How big is the Tahiti Swallow?
- 13cm