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Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
25 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
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 1,480 |
|---|---|
| Colombia | 701 |
| United States | 589 |
| Panama | 286 |
| Antioquia | 278 |
| Sao Paulo | 256 |
| Minas Gerais | 240 |
| Rio de Jeneiro | 228 |
| Costa Rica | 220 |
| Canada | 217 |
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
- 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 Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
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 Southern Rough-winged Swallow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.