Eastern Welcome Swallow
Top of Head
Ellura
Eastern Welcome Swallow
Behaviour
 
                      
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:     Flying

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 © 2012-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 14-Oct-2012
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)