Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
(L 5.5" WS 12.5" Wt 0.74 oz)
When food is scarce may alert
other swallows to an insect swarm.
other swallows to an insect swarm.
I-M Canal
19Jul2009
Petrochelidon in Greek means
rock swallow; pyrrhonota in
Greek means flame-colored.
rock swallow; pyrrhonota in
Greek means flame-colored.
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Swallows fly for hours at time
coursing low and sometimes high
in the air catching small flying
insects.
coursing low and sometimes high
in the air catching small flying
insects.
(David Allen Sibley)