barn swallow

American  

noun

1. a common swallow, Hirundo rustica, of North America and Eurasia, that nests in barns and similar buildings.

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barn swallow British  

noun

1. the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica See swallow 2

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Etymology

Origin of barn swallow

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

Some research also has linked insecticide use with declines in barn swallows, house martins, and swifts.

From Reuters

What harms individual baby barn swallows also operates on the scale of entire species, even ecosystems.

From Scientific American

A drop-off of 3 billion North American birds in recent decades has consisted largely of insect eaters, from the whip-poor-will to redwing blackbirds and barn swallows.

From Seattle Times

Photographer’s description: “I was at the Nisqually wildlife refuge with my camera set up for photographing herons and eagles. This barn swallow let me get close and ‘fill the frame’ for this portrait shot.

From Seattle Times

That is one conclusion of our 2020 study on one of the most abundant, widespread, well-studied bird species in the world: the barn swallow.

From Scientific American