Scientific Name: Riparia riparia

Residency: During summertime resides in northeast corner of Arizona.

Diet: Eats a variety of insects.

Predators: American Kestrel, other birds, mammals, and snakes.

Nesting: Colonial, platform of straw, rootlets, plant stalks or leaves, placed in a tunnel along burrow in bank. Lays 1-9 white eggs per clutch (1-2 broods per year).

Nesting Records:

Notes: After breeding they may form large flocks that feed and roost together.

Photo: to be added soon.

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