Family Hirundinidae: Swallows

  1. RARE (Annual or probably annual in small numbers; most such species occur at the  perimeter of Alaska, in season; a few are scarce residents)
  2. CASUAL (Not annual; these species are beyond the periphery of annual range, but recur in Alaska at irregular intervals, usually in seasonal and regional patterns)
  3. ACCIDENTAL (One or two Alaska records)
Purple Martin Progne subis (2) Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis (1)
Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum (2)

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Last updated: August 19, 2007