---
title: "Hirondelle de Java"
description: "Hirundo javanica — Oiseaux. The Pacific swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/pacific-swallow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hirondelle de Java

> Hirundo javanica — Oiseaux. The Pacific swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a small  passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae.

- Scientific name: *Hirundo javanica*
- Category: `birds` (Oiseaux)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11681
- iNaturalist taxon: [1578578](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1578578)

## Names

- en: Pacific Swallow
- de: Südseeschwalbe
- es: Golondrina del Pacífico
- fr: Hirondelle de Java

## Countries with the most observations

TW (2518), MY (2146), SG (2012), ID (1563), TH (1037), PH (605), JP (160), FJ (148), PG (66), KH (45), TL (39), IN (37)

## Summary

The Pacific swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a small  passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It breeds in tropical southern Asia and the islands of the south Pacific. It is resident apart from some local seasonal movements. This bird is associated with coasts, but is increasingly spreading to forested uplands. It was formerly treated as conspecific with hill swallow, the welcome swallow and the Tahiti swallow.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_swallow

## Photo

![Hirondelle de Java](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pacific-swallow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Sessegolo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190788359

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pacific-swallow?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).