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Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis


Swallow Like

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Length: 5 in. (13 cm )

Usually solitary or in small groups associated with Bank Swallows, the Northern Rough-winged Swallow makes its nest at the end of a burrow up to 6 ft deep in a vertical bank or occasionally under bridges and wharves but always over water. They feed on flying insects over open fields, savannas and water, but they will catch insects and the ground as well.

The four-digit banding code is NRWS.


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Bibliographic details:

  • Article: Northern Rough-winged 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
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  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/northern-rough-winged-swallow

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Northern Rough-winged Swallow. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/northern-rough-winged-swallow

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Dr. Biology. "Northern Rough-winged Swallow". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/northern-rough-winged-swallow

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Dr. Biology. "Northern Rough-winged Swallow". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/northern-rough-winged-swallow

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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