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Petrochelidon (Swallow)

Wikipedia Abstract

Petrochelidon is a genus of birds known as cliff-nesting swallows. The genus name Petrochelidon is from Ancient Greek petros, "rock", and khelidon, "swallow". The genus includes all of the five species of birds commonly called cliff swallow, and contains the following species:
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Species

Petrochelidon ariel (Fairy martin) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon fluvicola (Streak-throated Swallow) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon fuliginosa (Forest Swallow) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon fulva (Cave Swallow) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon nigricans (Tree Martin) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon perdita (Red Sea cliff swallow) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon preussi (Preuss' Swallow) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Cliff Swallow) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon rufigula (Red-throated Swallow) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon rufocollaris (Chestnut-collared Swallow) (Attributes)
Petrochelidon spilodera (South African cliff swallow) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0