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Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Cliff Swallows are small birds that build their homes under cliffs and bridges. They have beautiful, colorful feathers and love to fly around catching insects in the air.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas, Urban areas

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The Cliff Swallow has an iridescent blue-black back, buffy-white belly, and a distinctive white forehead patch. Its throat and cheeks are cinnamon-rufous. They also have a squared-off tail, unlike the deeply forked tail of many other swallows.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungPasseriformesFamilieHirundinidaeGattungPetrochelidon
Cliff Swallow
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Cliff Swallow

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Some colonies have over 1000 nests packed together, a real bird city!

Their nests can weigh more than 500 grams, like a small brick!

These birds line their mud nests with feathers to make them super cozy inside.

They fly thousands of miles from North America to South America every year!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mud Master Builders

Cliff Swallows can build intricate mud nests using sticky saliva that helps bind the mud together.

Fähigkeit

Swarm Safety Squad

Cliff Swallows have huge colonies, sometimes with thousands of nests, which helps them stay safe from predators.

Fähigkeit

Airborne Acrobat Hunter

Cliff Swallows can catch flying insects mid-air with agility due to their sleek bodies and pointed wings.

Fähigkeit

Insect Net Mouth

Cliff Swallows have a wide mouth that helps them scoop up many tiny flying insects while flying.

Maße und Details

Länge
13-15 cm
Flügelspannweite
30-33 cm
Gewicht
0.02-0.027 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-6 Jahre
Top Speed
48 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-6
Brutzeit
13-16 Tage
Zugstrecke
12000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They zoom through the air, catching tiny flying insects like flies and beetles!

Hauptnahrung

  • Flies
  • Beetles
  • Moths
  • Wasps
  • Ants
  • True Bugs

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

This raptor swoops down to catch adult swallows.

parasitizes

Swallow Bug

Cimex hirundinis

A tiny insect that feeds on their blood in nests.

eaten by

House Fly

Musca domestica

A common insect that Cliff Swallows catch in flight.

hunts

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

This snake can climb cliffs to eat eggs and chicks.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Mud Swallow

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Watch these birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Cliff Swallow?

13-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Cliff Swallow?

30-33 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Cliff Swallow?

0.02-0.027 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cliff Swallow?

2-6 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Cliff Swallow?

48 km/h

Was frisst Cliff Swallow?

They zoom through the air, catching tiny flying insects like flies and beetles!

Wo findet man Cliff Swallow normalerweise?

Coastal areas, Urban areas

Wie jagt Cliff Swallow?

Pursuit

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