About swallow

Swallow has a global distribution in all parts of the world, is born
in every continent except Antarctica, and is believed to be originated
in Africa, is characterized by being the most widely distributed on a
large scale, as it is one of the most familiar types of birds in the
world.
This
bird is characterized by popular for lightness Supreme movement in
flight, with a slender body, long, long wings, tail forked, has
attractive feathers blue, black and red colors, wings and black tail
pale underside, birds males and females are very similar in appearance,
although the tail can to be longer in males
Swallow
may adapt to catch insects on the wing, characterized by long wings,
which allows him a big maneuver and extreme endurance, they have short
beaks, but a strong jaw and has a wide gap, ranging in length body of
about 10-24 cm, and weight about 10-60 grams (0 , 35-2,12 ounces), the tail has 12 feathers over long maneuverability
Swallow bird short legs, and is adapted to sit their feet instead of
walking, and the front part is linked to Al-Qaeda in the toes, and is
able to walk and even run Fdilat leg is characterized by its strength,
hatch chicks without feathers and with eyes closed
Swallow
swallows insects, but the prey species in the diet varies by species
and time of year, it does not pick up all the insects around him, and in
addition to that easy to capture the different types of insects affects
the predation rate, which also avoids certain types of prey; especially
insects stinging like bees and wasps are generally avoided, as well as insects may sometimes feeds fruits and other plant material. The species has been recorded in Africa eating seeds and acacia trees.
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