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Swallows

Swallows

15 Bird Species
Bahama Swallow

Bahama Swallow

This species is recognized by its long forked tail and bright white underparts. Male: Dark metallic green crown and back, with the dark of the crown extending below the eyes. The upperside of the wings and tail are dark metallic blue. The underparts, including the cheek and the underwing coverts, are more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Bank Swallow

Bank Swallow

Relatively small and slender swallow; dark, defined breast band diagnostic in all plumages. White throat wraps around cheeks. White belly. Upperparts and breast band dark brown, usually shows noticeable contrast between the back, which is the color of dried garden soil, and the darker wings. Juvenile more...

Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 27 cm

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Relatively large and slender with long wings and a long, deeply forked tail. Glossy dark blue on rump, back, and crown. Dark wings and face. Adult males are burnt orange below, while females and immatures are buffer to almost white on the underparts. In all plumages the throat and forehead are chest more...

Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Brown-chested Martin

Brown-chested Martin

This small brown and white martin is an extremely rare stray from South America. Overall appearance suggests an over-sized Bank Swallow; upperparts are uniform earthy-brown (about the color of dried soil) with pale edgings on the wing coverts and tertials. Head is slightly paler gray-brown, darkest o more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Cave Swallow

Cave Swallow

Medium to large swallow with a squared-off tail and buffy orange rump. Very similar to Cliff Swallow. Wings, back and tail are all dark. Adults have dark bluish-black cap and similarly colored back with white streaks. Chestnut forehead, light orange cheeks,and pale, buffy throat distinguishes adults more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Cliff Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Medium to large swallow, with a thicker torso and broader more blunt wings than other swallows. Tail is squared-off and the rump is buffy orange. Has dark wings, back and tail. Adults have dark bluish-black cap and back, which also has vertical white stripes. White forehead distinctive, as are chestn more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 29 cm

Common House Martin

Common House Martin

This white-bellied dark-backed Eurasian swallow resembles a Tree Swallow when perched, but has forked tail and conspicuous white rump that are easily seen in flight. Adult male: Dark iridescent bluish on upperparts including, crown, upper face, nape, and back; eye is surrounded by dark feathering. Wi more...

Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Cuban Martin

Cuban Martin

Large swallow with long wings and long dark deeply-forked tail. Adult male: Glossy, entirely dark purple plumage. Adult female: Entirely dark upper parts with brownish-dusky throat, breast and flanks contrasting with white belly. Dusky underwing. Juvenile: Similar to adult female, but slightly paler. more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 39 cm

Gray-breasted Martin

Gray-breasted Martin

Native to Central and South America. Medium-sized, dark martin with a white belly and notched tail. Adult male: Glossy blue upperparts with blackish wings and tail. Dusky-brown face, breast and flanks with a pale throat and chin. White belly and undertail coverts. Adult female: Similar to male but le more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: cm

Mangrove Swallow

Mangrove Swallow

Small swallow with broad wings and a slightly forked tail. Adults iridescent green on crown and back. Thin white line above lores. Dark face, wings and tail. White underparts, underwing coverts, and rump. Juveniles have brown upperparts instead of green. Similar to Tree Swallow but smaller, more gre more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: cm

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Small swallow with long wings and a short, shallowly forked tail. Warm earthy brown above, with a buffy-brown chest and lighter brown rump. White belly. Dark legs and small, black bill. Juveniles have rich, buffy-brown wing bars. Juvenile Tree Swallows are darker and more dusky above, with a dusky pa more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 29 cm

Purple Martin

Purple Martin

A large, swallow-like bird with broad-based wings and a relatively long, forked tail. Males are glossy bluish-black. Females are less blue above, with a grayish collar and medium to pale gray underparts, darkest on the breast. more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 40 cm

Southern Martin

Southern Martin

Fairly large martin with shallowly-forked tail. Adult male glossy bluish-black, very similar to male Purple Martin, but smaller with slightly longer, more forked tail. Females and juveniles are dark above with a glossy blue back. Dusky brown underparts with scaly-looking breast and sides, darker belo more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

A medium-sized swallow with fairly broad pointed wings and a fairly short, slightly forked tail. Tiny, dark bill. Underparts and throat white. Head and back greenish-blue (adults) to brown (juveniles). Similar to the slightly smaller, shorter tailed, and thinner winged Violet-green Swallow, but lacks more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 34 cm

Violet-green Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

A small, slender swallow with short, narrow, pointed wings and a fairly short, shallowly forked tail. Tiny, dark bill. Adults: Bright emerald green crown and back contrast with gleaming white cheek, throat and under parts. White on the auriculars extends behind and above the eye, which is almost enti more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 34 cm

  • Bahama Swallow

    Bahama Swallow

    0 Photographs
  • Bank Swallow

    Bank Swallow

    9 Photographs
  • Barn Swallow

    Barn Swallow

    23 Photographs
  • Brown-chested Martin

    Brown-chested Martin

    0 Photographs
  • Cave Swallow

    Cave Swallow

    4 Photographs
  • Cliff Swallow

    Cliff Swallow

    15 Photographs
  • Common House Martin

    Common House Martin

    1 Photograph
  • Cuban Martin

    Cuban Martin

    0 Photographs
  • Gray-breasted Martin

    Gray-breasted Martin

    0 Photographs
  • Mangrove Swallow

    Mangrove Swallow

    0 Photographs
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow

    Northern Rough-winged Swallow

    13 Photographs
  • Purple Martin

    Purple Martin

    26 Photographs
  • Southern Martin

    Southern Martin

    0 Photographs
  • Tree Swallow

    Tree Swallow

    27 Photographs
  • Violet-green Swallow

    Violet-green Swallow

    16 Photographs

Non-vegetated-areas-sm

Non-vegetated Areas

4 species

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Cave Swallow

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Cliff Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

3 species

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Purple Martin

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Estuaries and Bays, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

12 species

Bahama Swallow

Bahama Swallow

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest
Bank Swallow

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Cave Swallow

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Cliff Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Cuban Martin

Cuban Martin

Progne cryptoleuca

Urban Landscapes
Gray-breasted Martin

Gray-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Urban Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Purple Martin

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Estuaries and Bays, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Southern Martin

Southern Martin

Progne elegans

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands
Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Violet-green Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

11 species

Bahama Swallow

Bahama Swallow

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest
Bank Swallow

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Brown-chested Martin

Brown-chested Martin

Progne tapera

Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Cave Swallow

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Common House Martin

Common House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Gray-breasted Martin

Gray-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Urban Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Mangrove Swallow

Mangrove Swallow

Tachycineta albilinea

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Purple Martin

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Estuaries and Bays, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

12 species

Bahama Swallow

Bahama Swallow

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest
Bank Swallow

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Brown-chested Martin

Brown-chested Martin

Progne tapera

Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Cave Swallow

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Cliff Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Common House Martin

Common House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Gray-breasted Martin

Gray-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Urban Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Southern Martin

Southern Martin

Progne elegans

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands
Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Violet-green Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

7 species

Bahama Swallow

Bahama Swallow

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest
Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Brown-chested Martin

Brown-chested Martin

Progne tapera

Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Cliff Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Purple Martin

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Estuaries and Bays, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Violet-green Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
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