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OCR: WHAT ARE THE TAXONOMC CATEGORIES OFTHE BARN SWALLOW? Classifying bird means giving it single name Common names for the same species often vary depending on where you are North America the swallow with the long forked tail is a Barn Swallow in Africa it is called European Swallow and in Europe is simply the Swallow While common names may differ, the Latin or scientific name is the same the world over Everywhere this bird is Hirundo rustica KINGDOM Animalia PHYLUM Chordata CLASS Aves ORDER Passeriformes FAMILY Hirundinidae GENUS Hirundo SPECIES rustica TAXONOMIC rallow scientifi