Are swallows protected by the state? Swallows are not protected animals.

1. Swallow is a national second-class protected animal. They often live in groups, with a population of 30-50, and sometimes hundreds of them are seen in groups. Not far from the water, they often fly in groups over the water or swamps, and sometimes they fly in the air with the swallow and Jin Yan.

2, flying light and agile, often shuttling back and forth in the water, calling while flying, but flying not high. When resting, they will also stop in groups in sand dunes, swamps or beaches, and sometimes they will stop in power lines and rice fields on the roadside.

3. Mainly feed on insects. Predation activities are carried out in the air, specializing in catching insects flying in the air, especially good at catching insects flying at low altitude near the ground and water. The main types of food eaten are Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Homoptera, Diptera and Hemiptera.