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Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota [Vieillot, 1817]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
BTO Codes:
, CLISW
EURING No:
9980
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
pyrrhonota recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
30 cm
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: petros =rock + khelidon =swallow
and Gr.: purrhos=flame-coloured + notos =backed
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Locally in North America WINTERS: s South America
Habitat:
Open country, usually near water, towns
Diet:
Flying insects
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1983
(Crosby, M.J. 1988. British Birds 81:449-452)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
9
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
Cleveland
(1988),
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
South-west England:
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
American Cliff Swallow
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Rødkindet klippesvale
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Klifzwaluw
Finnish:
Amerikanpääsky
French:
Hirondelle ā front blanc
German:
Fahlstirnschwalbe
Hungarian:
Sziklai fecske
Icelandic:
Klifsvala
Irish:
Fáinleog Aille
Italian:
Rondine rupestre americana
Norwegian:
Amerikaklippesvale
Polish:
Jaskķlka rdzawoszyja
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Golondrina risquera
Swedish:
Rödkindad stensvala
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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