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Cliff & Cave Birds

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

13birds in this collection
AI reconstruction of Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)AI
Rock Pigeon
AI reconstruction of Black Swift (Cypseloides niger)AI
Black Swift
AI reconstruction of Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)AI
Alpine Swift

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Cliff & Cave Birds

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

AI reconstruction of Black Swift (Cypseloides niger)AI
0061
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN VU

Black Swift

Vencejo Negro

Cypseloides niger

Montane cliffs; waterfalls; humid forest airspace↗
AI reconstruction of Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)AI
0160
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Roseate Tern

Charrán Rosado

Sterna dougallii

Offshore cays; sandy/rocky nesting islands; marine feeding waters↗
AI reconstruction of Sargasso Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)AI
0178
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Sargasso Shearwater

Pardela del Sargazo

Puffinus lherminieri

Pelagic waters; offshore cays and nesting crevices↗
AI reconstruction of Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)AI
0235
Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Peregrine Falcon

Halcón Peregrino

Falco peregrinus

Coasts; wetlands; cliffs; urban and open landscapes↗
AI reconstruction of Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)AI
0289
ResidentIUCN LC

Cave Swallow

Golondrina de Cuevas

Petrochelidon fulva

Caves; cliffs; bridges and structures; open foraging airspace↗
AI reconstruction of Antillean Cave Rail (Nesotrochis debooyi)AI
0399
ExtinctIUCN NE

Antillean Cave Rail

Rascón de Cuevas Antillano

Nesotrochis debooyi

Caves preserve remains; inferred terrestrial wetland/forest-edge habitats↗

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