Bank Swallow

Common Name:  Bank Swallow, Sand Martin

Scientific Name: Riparia riparia

Description:  4.75-5.5 inches; bills black; upperparts brown; underparts white; brown breast brand; white throat; brown legs.        

Habitat: Open coastal areas; social breeder- make its nest by burrowing into vertical cliffs or banks around water sources.

Statue: Passage Migrant

References:

·         Birds of Barbados by P.A Buckley, Edward Massiah, Maurice B. Hutt, Francine G. Buckle

·        Helm Field Guides- Birds of the West Indies  by H. Raffaele, J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A.Keith, J. Raffaele

·        National Geographic- Field Guide to the Birds of North America edited by Dunn and Alderfer

Websites:

·         Wikipedia

·         All about Birds

·         Whatbird.com

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Description: 5.75 – 7.5 inches; Adult: underparts brownish; upperparts dark blue; throat reddish brown; tail deeply forked, white spot and elongated. Immature: Throat upperparts white. Habitat: open areas – fields etc Statue: common migrant