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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Western House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pale MartinRiparia diluta
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Eurasian Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,994,813 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 921,641 |
| Canada | 491,029 |
| Ontario | 266,840 |
| New York | 127,927 |
| Michigan | 119,706 |
| Illinois | 51,680 |
| Ohio | 50,841 |
| Massachusetts | 45,865 |
| Texas | 41,417 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Burrow nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in burrows.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Swallows and Martins · Hirundinidae |
| Genus | Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies · Riparia |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Bank Swallow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.