Compact swallow with pointed, broad pointed wings, a small head, and a squared tail. In good light, adults have metallic, dark-blue backs and pale, cinnamon ...

The cliff swallow or American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins.

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.

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 ...

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, ...

Cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) occupy areas of North America and Central America based on whether it is breeding season or the migration season.

Cliff Swallows are highly social and nest in colonies numbering into the thousands. They were once strictly a bird of the west, attaching their gourd-shaped ...

The Cliff Swallow is one of the most social landbirds of North America. These birds typically nest in large colonies, and a single site may contain up to 6,000 ...

Apr 21, 2024 · The swallows scoop up mud in their beaks and carefully build a gourd-shaped nest with a tapered opening. They add a lining of dry grass to keep ...

Cliff swallows fly in swarms around their clusters of juglike mud nests attached to overpasses, bridges, culverts, barns, and cliffs.