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American cliff swallow

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae.

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  • Dutch: Amerikaanse klifzwaluw — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Finnish: amerikanpääsky — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • French: hirondelle à front blanc — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • German: Fahlstirnschwalbe — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Japanese: 三色燕 (sanshokutsubame) — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Korean: 삼색제비 (samsaekjebi) — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Polish: jaskółka rdzawoszyja — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Portuguese: andorinha-de-dorso-acanelado — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Russian: белоло́бая го́рная ла́сточка (belolóbaja górnaja lástočka) — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Russian: белоло́бая ла́сточка (belolóbaja lástočka) — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  • Swedish: stensvala — Petrochelidon pyrrhonota