Meanings
nounAmerican cliff swallow (plural American cliff swallows)
plural American cliff swallows
- Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae.
Researchers in the US found that the wingspan of American cliff swallows, which took up the habit of colonising concrete highway bridges in the 1980s, had decreased by about two millimetres a decade since then.
2018, Menno Schilthuizen, “Darwin comes to town”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Dutch Amerikaanse klifzwaluw
- Amerikaanse klifzwaluwPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Finnish amerikanpääsky
- amerikanpääskyPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
French hirondelle à front blanc
- hirondelle à front blancPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
German Fahlstirnschwalbe
- FahlstirnschwalbePetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Japanese 三色燕
- 三色燕 (sanshokutsubame)Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Korean 삼색제비
- 삼색제비 (samsaekjebi)Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Polish jaskółka rdzawoszyja
- jaskółka rdzawoszyjaPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Portuguese andorinha-de-dorso-acanelado
- andorinha-de-dorso-acaneladoPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Russian белоло́бая го́рная ла́сточка, белоло́бая ла́сточка
- белоло́бая го́рная ла́сточка (belolóbaja górnaja lástočka)Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- белоло́бая ла́сточка (belolóbaja lástočka)Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Swedish stensvala
- stensvalaPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cite this entry
APA
American cliff swallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20cliff%20swallow
MLA
“American cliff swallow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20cliff%20swallow. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American cliff swallow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20cliff%20swallow.
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