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The barn swallows wintering in southern Africa are from across Eurasia to at least 91°E, [21] and have been recorded as covering up to 11,660 km (7,250 mi) on their annual migration. [22] The nominate European subspecies was the first to have its genome sequenced and published. [23] H. r. transitiva was described by Ernst Hartert in 1910. It ...
The cliff swallow's average body length is 13 cm (5.1 in), and they have short legs and small bills with relatively long pointed wings. [5] [6] Adult cliff swallows have an overall dark brownish plumage covering both their back and wings, and they have a characteristic white forehead, rich red-coloured cheeks with a dark throat, basic white underparts and a buffy-coloured rump.
The American robin is the state bird of Michigan. This list of birds of Michigan includes species documented in the U.S. state of Michigan and accepted by the Michigan Bird Records Committee (MBRC). As of January 2023, there are 456 species included in the official list. [1]
Cliff swallows are not common birds and to have them nesting on our vinyl-sided house is very unusual as they traditionally prefer nesting under bridges or eaves of old barns.
Petrochelidon is a genus of birds known as cliff-nesting swallows.The genus name Petrochelidon is from the Greek words petra, "rock", and khelidon, "swallow". [2]The genus includes all of the five species of birds commonly called cliff swallow, and contains the following species:
An artificial purple martin nesting colony The barn swallow is the national bird of Estonia. [48] They also are one of the most depicted birds on postage stamps around the world. [49] [50] [51] Swallows are tolerated by humans because of their beneficial role as insect eaters, and some species have readily adapted to nesting in and around human ...
The inside of a tree swallow nest A male gathering nesting material. The tree swallow has high rates of extra-pair paternity, 38% to 69% of nestlings being a product of extra-pair paternity, and 50% to 87% of broods containing at least one nestling that was the result of an extra-pair copulation. [14]
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