Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 23,606
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The cliff swallow or American cliff swallow is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. The generic name Petrochelidon is derived from the Ancient Greek petros meaning "stone" and khelidon (χελιδών) "swallow", and the specific name pyrrhonota comes from purrhos meaning "flame-coloured" and -notos "-backed".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cliff swallow”.