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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
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
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple MartinProgne subis
Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 677,710 |
|---|---|
| New York | 297,448 |
| Michigan | 258,433 |
| Virginia | 175,827 |
| New Jersey | 156,108 |
| Texas | 146,988 |
| North Carolina | 132,353 |
| Washington | 99,709 |
| Wisconsin | 91,120 |
| Missouri | 90,648 |
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
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Swallows and Martins · Hirundinidae |
| Genus | Rough-winged Swallows · Stelgidopteryx |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, 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
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
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 Northern Rough-winged Swallow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.