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Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis · Family Hirundinidae

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Family Hirundinidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
GBIF occurrence records
3,242,214
Countries and territories with records
25
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
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About this species

This species has 3,242,214 occurrence records from 25 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (84.4%), Canada (7.6%), Mexico (4%) and Costa Rica (1.5%); together they account for 97.5% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.25% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Stelgidopteryx serripennis combines the genus name Stelgidopteryx with the species epithet serripennis. The Warbla app catalog lists one other species of the genus Stelgidopteryx: Stelgidopteryx ruficollis.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 83 species of the family Hirundinidae. This species ranks 3rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Hirundo rustica. Its record count is 5.4 times the family average (600,011). The family Hirundinidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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