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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Chordates
  4. Birds
  5. Perching Birds
  6. Swallows and Martins

family

Swallows and Martins

Hirundinidae

Includes
8 native 3 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Tachycineta Swallows 2 native
  • Cliff Swallows and Allies 2 native
  • Rough-winged Swallows 1 native
  • New World Martins 1 native
  • Typical Swallows 1 native
  • Sand Martins 1 native
  • Atticora Swallows
  • House Martins
  • Hirundo × Petrochelidon
  • Blue-and-white and Black-collared Swallows
  • Typical Swallows × House Martins
  • Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native swallows and martins All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 241,215 observations
  • Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 90,292 observations
  • Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 37,306 observations
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 35,394 observations
  • Purple Martin Progne subis 33,620 observations
  • Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 27,611 observations
  • Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 21,799 observations
  • Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva 4,941 observations

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