Order
        
Passeriformes
      
      
        Family
        
Hirundinidae
      
      
        Genus
        
Petrochelidon
      
      
        Species
        
fulva
      
      
        Conservation Status
        
Least Concern
      
      
        Location Photographed
        
D.R., 
        
      
      
        Number of Sub-Species
        
Five Sub Species
      
      
        Migratory or Resident
        
Half resident, half migratory
      
      
        Preferred Habitat
        
Nesting in caves and sinkholes, hawking for food in open areas usually near water.
      
      
        Distribution and Range
        
New Mexico, Texas, Florida, Mexico, Greater Anntilles, west coast of SA
      
      
        Food
        
Flying insects caught by hawking