Petrochelidon
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| An American Cliff Swallow starting to build a mud nest under the eaves of a building in California, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Subfamily: | Hirundininae |
| Genus: | Petrochelidon Cabanis, 1850 |
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Petrochelidon is a genus of birds known as cliff-nesting swallows. The genus includes all of the five species of birds commonly called Cliff Swallow, and contains the following species:
Species in taxonomic order
- Red-throated Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula)
- Preuss's Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi)
- Red Sea Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon perdita)
- South African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera)
- Forest Swallow (Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
- Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
- Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)
- American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
- Chestnut-collared Swallow (Petrochelidon rufocollaris)
- Streak-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola)
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