Swallow Like

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
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Length: 6 in. (14 cm )
Colonial nesters, the gourd-shaped mud nests of this swallow are often packed together under bridges, eaves of buildings, cliffs and other shaded vertical surfaces. The Cliff Swallow spends much of the day flying over water and open fields and it specializes on eating insects captured in its short but broad bill during these flights. This species winters in southern South America.

The four-digit banding code is CLSW.

Male | Robert Shantz(link is external)

Female | Robert Shantz(link is external)



Aerial

Agricultural

Marsh / swamp

Open water

Savanna

Urban city
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Bird Sound Type: Chirping
Sex of Bird: Male
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