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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
The Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) is a common nesting bird across most of the United States and Canada. It winters south into Mexico to Central America.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Behaviour
No observations regarding Northern Rough-winged Swallow behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
We saw this single Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) on a wire along Putah Creek in Solano County.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis. Breeder. Fairly common in spring, summer, and fall, and rare in early winter in Gulf Coast region. In other regions, common in spring, summer, and fall.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Alopochelidon
Tawny-headed Swallow Alopochelidon fucata ...

Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Tree Swallow
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...

Bank and Northern Rough-winged Swallows look similar, especially in Fall. Bank Swallow is smaller, this feature is especially noticeable as mixed flocks of swallows often sit on telephone wires.

It is found in South America from Buenos Aires northward and is replaced in North America by the Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis).

Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) ...

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis: Hempstead Lake State Park, NY, 17 Apr
Purple Martin Progne subis: Cape May Point State Park, Cape May, NJ, 13 May ...

See also: Swallow, Tree Swallow, Purple, Swift, Cliff swallow