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Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: HIRUNDINIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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The Bank Swallow nests in colonies in streamside banks across much of North America. It can also be found across most of Europe and Asia.

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Calls

  • Stered calls
    Recorded by Gregory F. Budney
    • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Song is a harsh twittering

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