Hirundo neoxena
Welcome Swallow
©Malcolm Tattersall: Welcome Swallow hunting on the wing in Australia
©Leo: A Welcome Swallow on the wheel of the Pilot's boat at Eden harbour, Bega Valley, New South Wales, Australia
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Hirundo
Species
Hirundo neoxena
Status
unspecified
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia: The Welcome Swallow has been recorded only twice Lizard Island, in July 1969 and June 1996. It has also been recorded once from nearby Nymph Island, in October 1996 (Atlas of Living Australia, accessed 8 April 2012).
