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Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon

Description:

n poor light, Cliff Swallows look brownish with dark throats and white underparts. In good light you’ll see their metallic, dark-blue backs and pale, pumpkin-colored rumps. They have rich, brick-red faces and a bright buff-white forehead patch like a headlamp. Some juveniles show whitish throats in summer and fall.

Habitat:

cliffs

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1 Comment

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

Lovely spotting !. Also, thanks for the information Daniel. Now I'll have to look for a photo of them in full light.

daniel.dparsons
Spotted by
daniel.dparsons

Wyoming, USA

Spotted on May 24, 2014
Submitted on May 25, 2014

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