From Japanese-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.0:
[ichi1] [news1] [nf21] 燕 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, [ichi1] [news1] [nf21] つばめ /tsɯᵝbˈäme̞/, (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) つばくらめ /tsˌɯᵝbäkɯᵝɽˈäme̞/, (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) つばくら /tsˌɯᵝbäkˈɯᵝɽä/, (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) つばくろ /tsˌɯᵝbäkˈɯᵝɽo̞/, () [spec1] ツバメ /tsɯᵝbˈäme̞/
(noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
Note: word usually written using kana alone (alter Name für)(f) Schwalbe, Hirundo rustica, (f) Schwalbe, (f) Schwalbe, Hirundo rustica