Superb photos of eight swallows

David Sibley included a dozen species from the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins) in the second edition of The Sibley Guide to Birds. To date, visitors to our photo galleries have posted pictures of 8 of the 12, including the photos below.

Read our interview with David Sibley about his Guide to Birds.

So what are the four swallow species that aren’t represented yet in our galleries? They’re Brown-chested and Common House Martin, and Mangrove, and Bahama Swallows. If you have a picture, please share it!

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Originally Published August 6, 2014