Hirundo neoxena

1 Welcome Swallow at Tharwa, ACT

Hirundo neoxena at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Sep 2019
Hirundo neoxena at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Hirundo neoxena 16 Sep 2019 ArcherCallaway
Hirundo neoxena 15 Sep 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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Two Welcome Swallows were in an open paddock on the west side of Naas Road. They were flying around each other and briefly rested on this power line before one took off, quickly followed by the second one.

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Species information

  • Hirundo neoxena Scientific name
  • Welcome Swallow Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1321.3m Recorded at altitude
  • 515 images trained Machine learning
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