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28 lip 2012 · Key identification features include the pale rump and forehead and rusty cheeks. Groups gather mud in their bills along streambanks, lakesides, or puddles to build their nests. Builds mud nests in colonies on cliff ledges or under bridges, eaves, and culverts.
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The cliff swallow or American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. [2]
Compact swallow with a short, square tail. In flight, looks slightly less angular than other swallows, with more rounded wings. Note pale buffy-orange rump, which separates Cliff from most other swallows in range. Also look for dark throat and pale forehead.
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Busy flocks of Cliff Swallows often swarm around bridges and overpasses in summer, offering passers-by a chance to admire avian architecture and family life at once. Clusters of their intricate mud nests cling to vertical walls, and when a Cliff Swallow is home you can see its bright forehead glowing from the dim entrance.
Cliff Swallow. Adult. Photo: Becky Matsubara/Flickr (CC BY-2.0) At a Glance. This swallow is probably far more common today than when the Pilgrims landed. Originally it built its jug-shaped mud nests on the sides of cliffs.
Learn about the Cliff Swallow, a swallow species that is declining in northeastern North America. Learn about these birds’ nesting requirements and ongoing conservation efforts on their behalf.
