Barn Swallow vs Amazone à front bleu
Hirundo rustica comparé à Amazona aestiva
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Barn Swallow | Amazone à front bleu |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Hirundo rustica | Amazona aestiva |
| Ordre | Passeriformes | Psittaciformes |
| Famille | Hirundinidae | Psittacidae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Longueur | 19,0 cm (7.5 in) | 36,0 cm (14.2 in) |
| Envergure | 33,0 cm (13.0 in) | 55,0 cm (21.7 in) |
| Poids | 19,0 g (0.67 oz) | 400,0 g (14.11 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Aerial insects caught in continuous agile flight, including flies, beetles, moths, and aphids. Drinks by … | Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids … |
| Taille de la couvée | 2-7 | 1-5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Habitats partagés
Aucun(e)
Barn Swallow only
Amazone à front bleu only
Barn Swallow
Open farmland, meadows, and areas near water. Nests almost exclusively in human-made structures such as barns, bridges, and eaves.
Amazone à front bleu
Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.
Song & Call Comparison
Barn Swallow
A rapid, twittering song: a long stream of 'vit-vit-vit' and rolling chirps. Also gives a sharp 'vit' flight call. Song can last many minutes without pause. Musical and liquid.
Amazone à front bleu
Loud, raucous squawking and screaming calls. Capable of impressive vocal mimicry including human speech. Contact call is a rolling 'arr-arr'. Highly vocal in social groups.
Geographic Range & Migration
Barn Swallow
Breeds across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Winters in South America, Africa, and South Asia.
Amazone à front bleu
Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.
Statut de conservation
Barn Swallow
Amazone à front bleu
How to Tell Them Apart
Barn Swallow
Metallic blue-black upperparts, rufous forehead and throat, and pale buff to rufous underparts. Deeply forked tail with elongated outer streamers.
Short, wide, flat black bill adapted for catching insects in flight
Amazone à front bleu
Green body with a turquoise-blue forehead, yellow face, and red and blue wing patches. Red at the bend of the wing visible in flight.
Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible
About These Birds
Barn Swallow
The barn swallow is the most widespread swallow species in the world and has one of the longest migrations of any passerine. Its arrival signals spring across the Northern Hemisphere, inspiring cultural references from ancient Greece to modern poetry. Barn swallows have become almost entirely dependent on human structures for nesting.
Amazone à front bleu
The turquoise-fronted amazon is one of the most popular pet parrots in the world, prized for its ability to mimic human speech and its engaging personality. In the wild, these sociable parrots roost communally in large flocks and fly in pairs to feeding sites at dawn. Habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade threaten wild populations.