Barn Swallow

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25429
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Barn Swallow

Summary

Barn Swallow is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,475 views/month, #516 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barn Swallow received the Bird of the Year[3].
  • Barn Swallow received the Bird of the Year[4].
  • Barn Swallow received the Bird of the Year[5].
  • Barn Swallow's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Barn Swallow is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • Barn Swallow's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[8].
  • Barn Swallow belongs to the parent taxon Hirundo[9].
  • Barn Swallow's scientific name is Hirundo rustica[10].
  • Barn Swallow's Commons category is recorded as Hirundo rustica[11].
  • Barn Swallow's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hirundo rustica[12].
  • Barn Swallow's Commons gallery is recorded as Hirundo rustica[13].
  • Barn Swallow's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[14].
  • Barn Swallow's described by source is recorded as Q110300344[15].
  • Barn Swallow's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].
  • Barn Swallow's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. rustica'}[17].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barn Swallow'}[18].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rauchschwalbe'}[19].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Golondrina Común'}[20].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'oreneta comuna'}[21].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vlaštovka obecná'}[22].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwennol'}[23].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'suitsupääsuke'}[24].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Låvesvale'}[25].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Деревенская ласточка'}[26].
  • Barn Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツバメ'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Barn Swallow is Hirundo rustica[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It is classified within Hirundo[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rauchschwalbe'}[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Golondrina Común'}[20], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'oreneta comuna'}[21], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vlaštovka obecná'}[22], and {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwennol'}[23].

Identifiers

Barn Swallow's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43150[28]. Barn Swallow's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9515886[29]. Barn Swallow's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178448[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Barn Swallow include Mount Tsubakuro[31], a mountain[32], in Japan[33] and La Randoleta[34], a magazine[35].

Why It Matters

Barn Swallow ranks in the top 0.26% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,475 views/month, #516 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Mount Tsubakuro[31], a mountain[32], in Japan[33] and La Randoleta[34], a magazine[35].

FAQs

What awards did Barn Swallow receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3], Bird of the Year[4], and Bird of the Year[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel. Retrieved . inpn.mnhn.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . birdlife.ch. Retrieved . birdlife.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Nomenclatural type of Hirundo
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