Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Spanish: Golondrina tijereta

The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In Anglophone Europe it is just called the swallow; in Northern Europe it is the only common species called a "swallow" rather than a "martin".

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Hirundinidae

Local records13 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records230,506 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-15 — observation by antonio_perez2
2025-10-26 — observation by lupitaviajera-aves
2025-10-14 — observation by adanml
2025-06-01 — observation by titomich
2025-04-30 — observation by alexmunday
2025-03-01 — observation by murator

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/hirundo-rustica/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.