Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Swallow Like

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.

Male | Brian Small

Aerial

Agricultural

Grasslands

Marsh / swamp

Mudflat

Open water

Riparian / River forest

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Bird Sound Type: Chirping
Sex of Bird: Male

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Article: Northern Rough-winged Swallow
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Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
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Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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