Bank Swallow

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Collared_Sand_Martin
gptkbp:behavior highly gregarious
gptkbp:billColor short and broad
gptkbp:breedingSeason spring and summer
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:clutchSize 4–5 eggs
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Sand_Martin
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1758
gptkbp:diet insects
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:eggColor white
gptkbp:family gptkb:Hirundinidae
gptkbp:foragingBehavior catches insects in flight
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Riparia
gptkbp:habitat riverbanks
lakeshores
sand pits
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bank Swallow
gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem gptkb:IUCN3.1
gptkbp:length 12–14 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 7 years
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:migratory true
long-distance migrant
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:South_America
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:nesting burrows in sandy banks
gptkbp:notableFeature colonial nester
aerial insectivore
gptkbp:order gptkb:Passeriformes
gptkbp:plumage brown upperparts, white underparts with a brown breast band
gptkbp:predators hawks
snakes
mammals
gptkbp:range RipariaRipariaIUCN.svg
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Riparia_riparia
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism minimal
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:Sand_Martin
gptkbp:tailLength slightly forked
gptkbp:vocalization twittering calls
gptkbp:weight 11–16 g
gptkbp:wingspan 26–29 cm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Swallows
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6