Northern House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) Science Article 1 abstract Starting in 1961, from 50-100 villages and settlements in the industrial area of Hannover-Braunschweig (centred on Peine) have been checked at 5-year intervals to count the nesting populationof House Martin Delichon urbica and Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica, the method beinga direct nest count. The hitherto stable Barn […]
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Northern House-Martin (Delichon urbicum)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Hirundinidae | [latin] Delichon urbicum | [UK] Northern House-Martin | [FR] Hirondelle de fenetre | [DE] Mehlschwalbe | [ES] Avion Comun | [NL] Huiszwaluw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Medium size Hirundinidae, smaller than Barn Swallow, but head and body appear hardly […]