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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cliff swallow
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Cliff swallow
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Hirundinidae, Genus Petrochelidon, Species Petrochelidon pyrrhonota


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Arches National Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Hole National Battlefield
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bryce Canyon National Park	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chamizal National Memorial	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colorado National Monument	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Dry Tortugas National Park
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Joshua Tree National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Manzanar National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument	Natural Bridges National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Parashant National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tonto National Monument	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Vicksburg National Military Park
Virgin Islands National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/8/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 6:55:35 PM

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