Ten documented swallow species in licensed photographs, comparing visible plumage and silhouettes. An editorial selection, not a ranking of beauty, size or rarity. Visuals are real Wikimedia Commons photographs, not AI-generated images. Narration is synthesized with Edge TTS. Photographs are resized and fitted to a portrait frame; derived images retain their source licenses. Barn swallow: Andreas Trepte; CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rauchschwalbe_Hirundo_rustica.jpg Tree swallow: Rhododendrites; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tree_swallow_in_JBWR_%2825579%29.jpg Violet-green swallow: Polinova; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Violet-green_Swallow%2C_Mono_Lake%2C_California.jpg Mangrove swallow: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mangrove_swallow_%28Tachycineta_albilinea%29_Peten.jpg White-winged swallow: http://www.birdphotos.com; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White-winged_Swallow_1052.jpg Purple martin: JJ Cadiz, Cajay; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PurpleMartin_cajay.jpg Brown-chested martin: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brown-chested_martin_%28Progne_tapera%29_Colonia.jpg Common house martin: Andreas Trepte; CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mehlschwalbe_Delichon_urbicum.jpg European red-rumped swallow: Paulclee; CC0 1.0; https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red-rumped_swallow_in_Calpe%2C_Spain_-_May_2018_01.jpg Wire-tailed swallow: Mahmadanesh; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wire-tailed_swallow_-_Mahisagar_River%2C_Vadodara_2023-08-15_02.jpg Adapted visuals and original contributions to this version are offered under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Source photographs retain their stated licenses.