Welcome swallow

Hirundo neoxena

The Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is a bird found in Australia and New Zealand. Open country and towns across Australia and New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Hirundo neoxena
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia and New Zealand

🏡 Where the Welcome swallow lives

Open country and towns across Australia and New Zealand.

🍽️ 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 builds a mud nest, often under bridges and house eaves.

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Recorded by James Lidster (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC526611. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Welcome swallow

Where does the Welcome swallow live?

The Welcome swallow lives in Australia and New Zealand. Open country and towns across Australia and New Zealand.

What does the Welcome 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 Welcome swallow endangered?

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

More birds from Australia & Oceania

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