Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bank Swallow
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Bird
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Riparia
Species: Riparia riparia
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native (Breeding)
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations:
NH - State Special Concern (Breeding population)
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Very Important)
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN
ME WAP (2015) - SGCN (Tier 1 - Highest Priority)
NH WAP (2015) - SGCN
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Riparia riparia

Nesting site, near the Westfield River
Hampden County, MA
Date: 2007-05-16

Closer view of nest holes
Hampden County, MA
Date: 2007-05-16
