Temporal and spatial patterns of flight and body feather molt of Bank, Barn, and Cliff swallows in North and South America

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• molt 81%
• feather 73%
• cliff 64%
• South America 55%
• flight 50%
• North America 47%
• stable isotope 6%
• plumage 6%
• brooding 6%
• Americas 4%
• geographical region 4%
• habitat use 4%
• museum 4%
• breeding 4%
• fitness 3%
• connectivity 3%
• marker 3%

Agriculture & Biology

• Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 100%
• Hirundo rustica 85%
• feathers 61%
• molting 57%
• flight 51%
• stable isotopes 8%
• Riparia riparia 6%
• migratory connectivity 6%
• migratory species 5%
• duration 5%
• wintering grounds 4%
• plumage 4%
• museums 4%
• breeding sites 3%
• habitats 2%