Pacific swallow

Hirundo javanica

The Pacific swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a bird found in Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. Coasts, towns and farmland across tropical Asia and the Pacific. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Hirundo javanica
Region	Asia
Found in	Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand

🏡 Where the Pacific swallow lives

Coasts, towns and farmland across tropical Asia and the Pacific.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It swoops over the water and fields to catch insects.

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Recorded by David Darrell-Lambert (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1009328. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Pacific swallow

Where does the Pacific swallow live?

The Pacific swallow lives in Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. Coasts, towns and farmland across tropical Asia and the Pacific.

What does the Pacific swallow eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Pacific swallow endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.