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Swallows (Hirundinidae)

Meet the 11 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Hirundinidae.

11birds in this collection

Bank Swallow

Tree Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

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Swallows (Hirundinidae)

Meet the 11 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Hirundinidae.

AI reconstruction of Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)

0279

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Bank Swallow

Golondrina Parda

Riparia riparia

rivers-and-streams↗

AI reconstruction of Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

0280

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Tree Swallow

Golondrina Bicolor

Tachycineta bicolor

wetlands↗

AI reconstruction of Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

0281

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Violet-green Swallow

Golondrina Verdemar

Tachycineta thalassina

forests↗

AI reconstruction of Purple Martin (Progne subis)

0282

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Purple Martin

Golondrina Púrpura

Progne subis

forests↗

AI reconstruction of Cuban Martin (Progne cryptoleuca)

0283

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Cuban Martin

Golondrina Cubana

Progne cryptoleuca

shrublands↗

AI reconstruction of Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)

0284

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Caribbean Martin

Golondrina de Iglesias

Progne dominicensis

coasts↗

AI reconstruction of Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera)

0285

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Brown-chested Martin

Golondrina Parda

Progne tapera

grasslands↗

AI reconstruction of Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

0286

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Golondrina Aserrada

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

shrublands↗

AI reconstruction of Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

0287

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Barn Swallow

Golondrina Horquillada

Hirundo rustica

grasslands↗

AI reconstruction of Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

0288

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Cliff Swallow

Golondrina de Peñasco

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

grasslands↗

AI reconstruction of Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)

0289

ResidentIUCN LC

Cave Swallow

Golondrina de Cuevas

Petrochelidon fulva

Caves; cliffs; bridges and structures; open foraging airspace↗

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Cliff & Cave Birds

Birds that nest, roost or forage around caves, rocky cliffs and crevices.

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Occurrence in Puerto Rico

Migrants & Vagrants

Passage migrants, winter visitors, seasonal movers, offshore visitors and rare vagrants recorded from Puerto Rico.

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328 birds

Conservation

Least Concern Birds

Puerto Rico bird records assigned to the IUCN category Least Concern.

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8 birds

Birds by habitat

River & Stream Birds

Birds associated with rivers, streams, waterfalls, riparian corridors and flowing freshwater.

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