Barn Swallow

scientific name:
Hirundo rustica
family:
Hirundinidae
listed in the red book of rk:
No

Number: Normal type. The average number of ringed individuals in the Shakpak pass (Southern Kazakhstan) for the period 2006-2015 is 853 individuals per year. In China: 10,000-1 million breeding pairs and more than 1,000 ringed individuals on migration. In Russia: 10-100 thousand breeding pairs and 1-10 thousand individuals on migration.
Status.  
A species that is not used for economic purposes, but has ecological, cultural and other value.
Distribution.  
The village swallow breeds in Kazakhstan wherever there are human settlements, with the exception of highlands and desert areas. It is found everywhere on the fly. It breeds in settlements (farms and towns), both on plains and in mountains up to 1800-2000 m on the Tien Shan and up to 1500 m in the Altai, often near water.

Status in the Red Book of the IUCN
(International union for the conservation of nature)