American Cliff Swallow
Introduction
Similar in size and shape to a House Martin, but with a distinctive russet rump and head, American Cliff Swallow is an extremely rare visitor from North America.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Distribution
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Distribution Change
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Seasonality
American Cliff Swallow is an extremely rare vagrant, usually recorded in autumn.
Weekly pattern of occurrence
The graph shows when the species is present in the UK, with taller bars indicating a higher likelihood of encountering the species in appropriate regions and habitats.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Hirundinidae
- Scientific name: Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Authority: Vieillot, 1817
- BTO 5-letter code: CLISW
- Euring code number: 9980
Alternate species names
- Catalan: oreneta dels cingles
- Czech: vlaštovka pestrá
- Danish: Stensvale
- Dutch: Amerikaanse Klifzwaluw
- Estonian: ameerika kaljupääsuke
- Finnish: amerikanpääsky
- French: Hirondelle à front blanc
- German: Fahlstirnschwalbe
- Hungarian: sziklafecske
- Icelandic: Klettasvala
- Irish: Fáinleog Aille
- Italian: Rondine rupestre americana
- Latvian: baltpieres bezdeliga
- Lithuanian: baltakakte klifine kregžde
- Norwegian: Mursvale
- Polish: jaskólka rdzawoszyja
- Portuguese: andorinha-de-dorso-acanelado / andorinha-de-testa-branca
- Slovak: lastovicka bralová
- Slovenian: pecinska lastovka
- Spanish: Golondrina risquera
- Swedish: stensvala
