Swallows
Swallows (Latin HIRUNDO -dĭnis; Hirondina) are a group of passerine birds Hirundinidae family. The family stands out from other birds by adaptations developed for air power. Swallows hunt insects in the air and so developed a fusiform body and relatively long and pointed wings. It measures about 13 cm (length) and can live about eight years or more.
reproduction
Females do a position 4 or 5 eggs, which are then incubated for about 25 days. After the incubation time, the young are born, which is made by feeding both parents.
When there is low temperature, the swallows gather in band and go looking for sites hottest Europe, also going north Africa. Then, when the temperature starts to rise, around the spring, they return again. They build their homes near heat in small nests usually glued to the ceiling.
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