Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Swallow Like
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 |
Female |
Aerial
Agricultural
Marsh / swamp
Open water
Savanna
Urban city
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Cliff Swallow
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/cliff-swallow
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Cliff Swallow. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/cliff-swallow
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Cliff Swallow". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/cliff-swallow
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Cliff Swallow". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/cliff-swallow
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