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Hirundo

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q28135
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Hirundo

Summary

Hirundo is a taxon[1]. Hirundo has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hirundo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hirundo is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Hirundo belongs to the parent taxon Hirundinidae[5].
  • Hirundo's scientific name is Hirundo[6].
  • Hirundo's Commons category is recorded as Hirundo[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Hirundo is Barn Swallow[8].
  • Hirundo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hirundo[9].
  • Hirundo's Commons gallery is recorded as Hirundo[10].
  • Hirundo's homonymous taxon is recorded as Hirundo[11].

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Classification

Hirundo's scientific name is Hirundo[6]. Hirundo is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Hirundo is classified within Hirundinidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Hirundo is Barn Swallow[8].

Identifiers

Hirundo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 11880[12]. Hirundo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43149[13]. Hirundo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2489222[14]. Hirundo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178447[15].

Why It Matters

Hirundo has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Hirundo is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Oronsay · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Hirundo
    Homonymous taxon → Hirundo
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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