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Cliff Swallow -
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)  Audio
Identification
- Small, songbird
- Dark above with pale rump and pale
forehead - White below, dark throat
- Square tail
- 5.5" (14 cm.)
Habitat
- Open areas, lakes, rivers for foraging
- Nesting habitat -- buildings, bridges, cliffs
Additional Information
- Common migrant, fairly common
summer resident - Colonial nester --multiple nests in one area
- Often build nests on the under side of
bridges and under barn eaves,
also on natural cliff sites - Nests are made of mud and are nearly enclosed, with a small hole for
entrance and exit
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