Cave swallow Petrochelidon fulva
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Length: 4.75 inches
Tiny bill
Pale orange rump and throat
Blackish cap and upperparts
Tip of tail squared
Most often seen flying ...
Cave Swallow
Adult
Similar Species
Distinguished from all other swallow species, except Cliff Swallow, by its pale orange rump and square tail.
Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon fulva
The Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) breeds across a wide area of Texas as well as south Florida.
Cave Swallow
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Cave Swallow
Hirundofulva Vieillot
Status Five records. In 1968 on Sable Island, Christel and Norman Bell noticed five swallows on 11 May and nine on 17-19 May that seemed "odd." Later that month Ian A.
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva pelodoma/pallida). Male collected 12/2/1999 at Fort Macon, Carteret Co. by OWLS. (That's Becky's hand.) ...
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva. Rare in spring in Gulf Coast region. Found in open habitats.
The Bahama Swallow (similar to the Tree Swallow) is sometimes seen in South Florida, and the Cave Swallow is a Mexican species that ranges toTexas and New Mexico, occasionally elsewhere.
The only confusion species is the closely related Cave Swallow, which is richer in colour and has a cinnamon rump and forehead.
In flight in Palo Alto Baylands, USA ...
Two species that construct nests composed of little mud pellets
are the cliff swallow, whose closed nests can often be found in
rows on the outside walls of barns, and the cave swallow, whose
nests are open at the top.
Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
Chestnut-collared Swallow Petrochelidon rufocollaris ...
 See also: Swallow, Cliff swallow, Martin, Barn Swallow, Purple martin
  
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