Wild Nature Images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tab 3
Tab 2
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
(Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)

 

Synonyms: Hirundo ruficollis

 

   

 

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis occurs in the Neotropics, from eastern Honduras to Uruguay; also in Trinidad. Southern populations are migratory, spending the austral winter in northern South America. These swallows are found in open areas near water, e.g., rivers, lakes, but also in forest clearings; mainly below 1,000 m. A gray-brown swallow with a buff throat, a pale yellowish-white belly, a pale-gray rump, and a slightly forked tail (length 13-13.5 cm; weight 14-18 g). This species nests solitary or in small loose groups. Nests are in burrows in river banks, excavated by the swallows or vacated by other species. Nesting season lasts from March to July in the north. The clutch is 3-6 eggs; incubation 16-18 days; the young fledge after 13-21 days. Both parents attend the nestlings. One brood a year, although may lay a replacement clutch. Like other swallows, S. ruficollis is an aerial insectivore, feeding on dipterans, winged ants, small beetles, etc.

 

Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)   D36553
Southern Rough-winged Swallow

(Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)

Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Copyright © Michael Patrikeev
All Rights Reserved
     
Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)   D36841
Southern Rough-winged Swallow

(Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)

Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Copyright © Michael Patrikeev
All Rights Reserved
     
Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)   D35752
Southern Rough-winged Swallow

(Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)

Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Copyright © Michael Patrikeev
All Rights Reserved
     
Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)   D35753
Southern Rough-winged Swallow

(Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)

Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Copyright © Michael Patrikeev
All Rights Reserved
     
     
Unauthorized use of our images is NOT permitted.
Hotlinking or "pinning" of our images to websites is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
 
     
Copyright © Michael Patrikeev - All Rights Reserved
 
 website counter