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Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

157Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
4Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug7
Sep90
Oct18
Nov42
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Isles of Scilly England62
2Suffolk England42
3Kent England36
4Dorset England16
157 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
157
Peak month
September
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Isles of Scilly
Conservation designations
Bern Convention
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Petrochelidon
Name with authority
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817)
Described
1817

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1591775 · GBIF 2489169