| Appearance | Cliff swallows are small birds about 5 1/2″ long with a chunky body, and short, square tail, and a short, pointy bill. They have a dark navy blue head & throat, white forehead, black wings with a navy patch, cinnamon throat, striped chest, and rump. Underparts are primarily white. |
| Diet | Flying insects. |
| Feeder Food | They don’t visit feeders. |
| Habitat | Open areas, overhanging cliffs, and man-made structures for nesting. |
| Nesting | They build their nests plastered to a sheltered rock wall of building often in large colonies with nests tightly packed in. They have 1-2 broods/season with 1-6 white, creamy or pink eggs in each brood. Incubation is for 10-19 days and nestlings fledge the nest about 20-26 days after hatching. |
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