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CONSERVATION OF SWALLOWS,
MARTINS AND SWIFTS
IN PORTUGAL

SWALLOW, MARTIN OR SWIFT?

TRIANGULAR WINGS

VERY FORKED TAIL

RED THROAT

IS IT A SWALLOW?

FORKED TAIL

BANANA-SHAPED WINGS

BROWNISH

WHITE BELLY

WHAT SPECIES?

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FORKED TAIL

SCYTHE-SHAPED WINGS

UNIFORM COLOR

IS IT A SWIFT?

TRIANGULAR WINGS

BARELY FORKED TAIL

BLACK AND WHITE PLUMAGE

CAN YOU ID?

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CON SERVA TION

WHAT CAN YOU DO

BIRD FRIENDS

BIRDS ON THE GROUND

Did you find a swallow, martin or swift on the ground? Learn how to help!

ARTIFICIAL NESTS

Share your house with a swallow, a martin or a swift!

LIVING WITH SWALLOWS

Find out how swallows can be good neighbours!

ARCHITECTURE AND BIODIVERSITY

Learn to construct bird-friendly buildings!

SCIENTIST CITIZENS

NEST REGISTRATION

Click here to start monitoring the swallow's nest in your house!

A PLANET CONNECTED BY SWALLOWS' MIGRATION

EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

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NEWS

IN A SWALLOW'S BEAk

House Martin Nest

House Martin Nest

Did you know that of all the swallow species that occur in Portugal, the House Martin (Delichon urbicum) is the species that forms the...

Do you have a nest at home?

Do you have a nest at home?

Do you have a swallow's nest at home? Here's what you need to know! Swallows share the urban space with us, often choosing the façades of...

Sand Martin Nest

Sand Martin Nest

Did you know that there is a species of martin in Portugal that digs its nests instead of building them? The Sand Martin (Riparia...

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SWALLOWS, MARTINS, SWIFTS
AND PORTUGUESE CULTURE

LEARN
PLAYING!

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In Portugal,
taking care of swallows is already a tradition!

Help us to maintain it!

with the support:

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