Hirundo


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Related to Hirundo: Hirundo pyrrhonota, Hirundo rustica
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Noun1.Hirundo - type genus of the HirundinidaeHirundo - type genus of the Hirundinidae  
genus Hirundo
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Hirundinidae, Hirundinidae - swallows and martins
barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, chimney swallow - common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
cliff swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota - North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
Hirundo nigricans, tree martin, tree swallow - of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
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Fel hen fferyllydd, dipyn o ddiddordeb yn ddiweddar oedd yr [y gelod - leeches] Hirundo medicinalis.
Atgofion am y gelod RWY'N [...]; LLYTHYRAU
European bee-eater Merops apiaster and barn swallow Hirundo rustica were found in the forest because the forest of Boumezrane contains forest edges and habitats influenced by human beings (presence of habitation in the forest).
Richness and Habitat Relationships of Forest Birds in the Zeen Oak Woodland (Forest of Boumezrane, Souk-Ahras), Northeastern Algeria
Antecedentes en el estudio de las maniobras de alimentacion y presas preferidas por las aves migratorias han permitido conocer que especies como Hirundo rustica y empidonax virescens tienden a cazar insectos al vuelo en lugares abiertos, aunque el tipo de presa varia de acuerdo con la disponibilidad en el ambiente (OREOWSKI & KARG, 2011).
Dieta de aves migratorias en un sistema agroecologico del valle del cauca, Colombia
Crassostrea brasiliand), the brown mussel Perna perna, the lion's paw scallop Nodipecten nodosus, and wing pearl oyster Pteria hirundo.
A status assessment of perkinsiosis, bonamiosis, and mateiliosis in commercial marine bivalves from Southern Brazil
It is known that water temperature influences the process of maturation and release of gametes, as observed in native oysters of the genus Crassostrea (Absher, 1989; Christo and Absher, 2006) and Pteria hirundo (Salvador et al.
Reproductive periods of Lucina pectinata (BIVALVE; LUCINIDAE) in the Paranagua Estuarine Complex, Parana-- Brazil/Periodo reprodutivo de Lucina pectinata (BIVLAVE; LUCINIDAE) no Complexo Estuarino de Paranagua, PR--Brasil
At Cemlyn, in North Wales, the Roseate tern Sterna dougallii, Arctic terns Sterna paradisaea, Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis and common tern Sterna hirundo were all found, making the site a nationally important colony.
Limbless lizard found again after 50 years
Feeding ecology of the Common Tern Sterna hirundo in a wintering area in southern Brazil.
Habitat use by Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) in intertidal zones of a subtropical estuary, Brazil/Uso do habitat por Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) nas regioes intertidais de um estuario subtropical, Brasil
The species that the project foresees to support through nesting platforms are the Common Tern Sterna hirundo and the Little Tern Sterna albifrons.
Conservation, enhancement and promotion of biodiversity through artificially nesting platforms for waterbirds in some coastal wetlands of Albania
En las evaluaciones realizadas entre el 2001 y 2003 (Takano & Castro, 2007) se hallo que las especies mas abundantes: Zenaida meloda, Columbina cruziana, Crotophaga sulcirostris y Dives warszewiczi, mientras que las menos abundantes fueron Bulbucus ibis, Hirundo rustica, Myrtis fanny y Parabuteo unicinctus.
Aves del campus de la Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Lima-Peru)--una revision de su abundancia, distribucion y diversidad desde 1992 al 2010
Colony site selection by the Common Tern Sterna hirundo is associated with reducing the risk of flooding and accessibility to terrestrial predators (Fasola and Bogliani 1984).
Nesting habitat of the little tern and fairy tern at Lake Tyers, Victoria
The Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis, Garden Warbler Sylvia borin, and Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina had a large (more than 50%) population increase and the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica had a large (more than 50%) population decrease during the study period.
Effect of atmospheric circulation types on spring arrival of migratory birds and long-term trends in the first arrival dates in Estonia/Tsirkulatsioonituupide moju randlindude kevadisele saabumisele Eestis ja pikaajalised trendid lindude saabumiskuupaevas
The centre, which goes by the name Hirundo (Latin for "swallow") is run by the Deaconess Institute together with the City of Helsinki.
More Roma Arriving in Helsinki from Bulgaria

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