by Xfinity Soft | Feb 6, 2019 | Swallows
Migratory passerine bird, and the most widespread species of swallow The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants reported even in Antarctica.[2][3] It is a distinctive passerine...
by Xfinity Soft | Feb 6, 2019 | Swallows
Species of bird in the Americas The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) is a migratory bird of the family Hirundinidae. Found in the Americas, the tree swallow was first described in 1807 by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot as Hirundo bicolor. It has since been...
by Xfinity Soft | Feb 6, 2019 | Swallows
Species of bird The northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) is a small, migratory swallow. It is very similar to the southern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Taxonomy and etymology The genus name, Stelgidopteryx, is from Ancient...
by Xfinity Soft | Feb 6, 2019 | Swallows
Species of bird The sand martin (Riparia riparia), also known as collared sand martin or common sand martin, and in the Americas as the bank swallow, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically...
by Xfinity Soft | Feb 6, 2019 | Swallows
Species of bird The violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) is a small North American passerine bird in the swallow family. These aerial insectivores are distributed along the west coast from Alaska to Mexico, extending as far east as Montana and Texas. With an...
