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Bank swallow
Riparia riparia

Size: 5 inches
Overall Color: brown and white
Occurrence: near water
Diet: insects
Nest: tunnels in banks
Field Identification: brown above, white underneath
Season: summer


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: passeriformes
Family: 54 Hirundinidae (swallows)
Genus: Riparia
Species: riparia

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