Pacific swallow
(Nhạn đuôi đen, Hirundo tahitica)
The Pacific swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae.
The bird breeds in tropical southern Asia and the islands of the south Pacific.
The genus name Hirundo is Latin for a swallow.
The term "tahitica" itself is a Latin adjective, derived from the geographical location "Tahiti," used to describe the species of bird found there.