Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota [Vieillot, 1817] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Hirundinidae |
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BTO Codes:
, CLISW
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EURING No: 9980 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
?pyrrhonota recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
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Wingspan: 30 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: petros=rock + khelidon=swallow and Gr.: purrhos=flame-coloured + notos=backed |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Locally in North America WINTERS: s South America |
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Habitat:
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Open country, usually near water, towns |
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Diet:
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Flying insects |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1983
(Crosby, M.J. 1988. British Birds 81:449-452)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
9
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1988),
East Yorkshire
(1995),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(2000),
West Sussex
(1996),
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South-west England:
Dorset
(2000),
Isles of Scilly
(2001),
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Wales:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| American Cliff Swallow | |
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Previously Hirundo pyrrhonota
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| 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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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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