Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae (Swallows, Martins)  
Genus: Petrochelidon (11 species)


Fairy Martin
Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
Range: AU: Australia (except Tasmania, se Australia)
Holder, South Australia, Australia  
 
Photograph by Peter Jacobs     Copyright and usage info


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Streak-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola)
Range: OR: ne Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
 



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Forest Swallow (Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Range: AF: se Nigeria to Gabon and nw Congo
 



Cave Swallow
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva cavicola)
Range: NA, MA: s USA, Caribbean and Mexico
Cueva de los Portales, Cuba  
   
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info

Nests in caves. A medium-sized swallow. Compare to Cliff Swallow but note paler throat.

Tree Martin
Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans neglecta)
Range: AU: Lesser Sundas, Australia and Tasmania
Stockyard Plain, South Australia, Australia  
 
Photograph by Peter Jacobs     Copyright and usage info


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Red Sea Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon perdita)
Range: AF: e Sudan
 



Preuss's Cliff Swallow
Preuss's Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi)
Range: AF: Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone to ne Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic; ne DRCongo
Twifo Praso Road, Ghana
  Adult and immature.
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


American Cliff Swallow
American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Range: NA, MA: widespread
Cap Tourmente National Wildlife, Quebec, Canada  
   
Photograph by Cephas     Copyright and usage info

American Cliff Swallow
American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Range: NA, MA: widespread
Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto, California,  
   
Photograph by Julio Mulero     Copyright and usage info

Nest.

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Red-throated Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula)
Range: AF: s Gabon to c DRCongo and s to c Angola and c Zambia
 



Chestnut-collared Swallow
Chestnut-collared Swallow (Petrochelidon rufocollaris aequatorialis)
Range: SA: Ecuador, Peru
south, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


South African Cliff Swallow
South African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera)
Range: AF: Namibia; Zimbabwe; se Botswana to South Africa
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.

South African Cliff Swallow
South African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera)
Range: AF: Namibia; Zimbabwe; se Botswana to South Africa
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.



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