Eastern Welcome Swallow
Head		Ellura
Eastern Welcome Swallow
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Eastern Welcome Swallow (Hirundo (Hirundo) neoxena ssp neoxena)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
Family: Swallow (Hirundinidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Eastern Welcome Swallow (Hirundo (Hirundo) neoxena ssp neoxena)
This Photo:     Top of Head
Thank you (LeithallB) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Very similar to the Tree Martin but more colourful, with a beautiful copper face & chin.
Copyright © 2014-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 06-Jul-2014
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)