RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Swallows

Bank Swallow

(Riparia riparia)

Family: Hirundinidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swallows
4-Letter Species Code: bans
Size: Small

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   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Bank Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Bank Swallow at xeno-canto.org

Tree Swallow

(Tachycineta bicolor)

Family: Hirundinidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swallows
4-Letter Species Code: tres
Size: Small

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   Talpa
Photo by: Tom Jackman

Left: Tree Swallow Right: Violet-Green Swallow   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Tree Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Tree Swallow at xeno-canto.org

Violet-green Swallow

(Tachycineta thalassina)

Family: Hirundinidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swallows
4-Letter Species Code: vgsw
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Violet-green Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Violet-green Swallow at xeno-canto.org

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

Family: Hirundinidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swallows
4-Letter Species Code: nrws
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Northern Rough-winged Swallow at xeno-canto.org

Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Family: Hirundinidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swallows
4-Letter Species Code: bars
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Peñasco

   Peñasco
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Barn Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Barn Swallow at xeno-canto.org

Cliff Swallow

(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

Family: Hirundinidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swallows
4-Letter Species Code: clsw
Size: Small

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   Talpa
Photo by: Tom Jackman

   Rio Arriba County

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Cliff Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Cliff Swallow at xeno-canto.org

Range data provided by Infonatura/Natureserve. Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Alnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2005 Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 2.1 NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA

eBird and CBC Graphs created with Google Charts: https://developers.google.com/chart

Data for CBC Graph: National Audubon Society (2020). The Christmas Bird Count Historical Results Online. Available http://www.christmasbirdcount.org November, 2020

Data for eBird Graph: eBird. 2021. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: January 7, 2021).