Approximate Hatch Weights:
~1.6g at hatching
~13g at fledging
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Common Name: Swallows
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and gray to brown
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Yellow
Gape Flanges: Pale yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4b93.jpeg)
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4b96.jpeg)
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota