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Cliff swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Description:

Small bird. Brown on top white on bottom. Very fast an agile.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
Liam
Liam 11 years ago
American Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota American Cliff Swallow


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3 Comments

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

The white forehead makes them Cliff Swallows, not Barn Swallows. The nest of the Barn Swallow is a cup, not an oven.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

Those would be barn swallows and that would be a barn swallow nest, it is made mostly of mud.

StephenKimball
Spotted by
StephenKimball

Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 16, 2012
Submitted on Jun 18, 2012

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