Cave Swallow

分类位置

同属物种

American Cliff Swallow

American Cliff Swallow

Chestnut-collared Swallow

Chestnut-collared Swallow

彩石燕

Fairy Martin

Preuss's Cliff Swallow

Preuss's Cliff Swallow

Red-throated Cliff Swallow

Red-throated Cliff Swallow

South African Cliff Swallow

South African Cliff Swallow

形态与习性

The cave swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) is a medium-sized, squarish-tailed swallow belonging to the same genus as the more familiar and widespread cliff swallow of North America. The cave swallow, also native to the Americas, nests and roosts primarily in caves and sinkholes. Cave swallows are found in Mexico and the Greater Antilles, with fall and winter vagrants reaching the east and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. Breeding colonies occur in south-eastern New Mexico, Texas, Florida, the Greater Antille