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Some bird species, however, can convert shorter chain PUFA that occur abundantly in terrestrial insects into LC-PUFA. Our study aimed to evaluate the ability of two aerial insectivore species to synthesize their own LC-PUFA. We hypothesized that terrestrially associated aerial insectivores rely on higher fatty acid conversion rates compared to those associated with wetlands and riparian habitats. We fed wild barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) and purple martin (Progne subis) nestlings 13C-labelled essential omega-3 (\u03b1-linolenic acid; ALA) or omega-6 (linoleic acid; LA) fatty acids to trace internal fatty acid conversion from these dietary precursors. Using compound-specific stable isotope measurements of livers, we estimated conversion efficiency to LC-PUFA. Barn swallow nestlings converted 76% of the omega-3 ALA and 46% of the omega-6 LA precursors to LC-PUFA. Purple martin nestlings converted 88% of the ALA and 44% of the LA. 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