Hirundinidae
Bird family with 92 species
Species
African Red-rumped Swallow
(Cecropis melanocrissus)
African River Martin
(Pseudochelidon eurystomina)
American Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Andean Swallow
(Orochelidon andecola)
Angola Swallow
(Hirundo angolensis)
Asian House Martin
(Delichon dasypus)
Bahama Swallow
(Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)
Banded Martin
(Neophedina cincta)
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Black Saw-wing
(Psalidoprocne pristoptera)
Black-and-rufous Swallow
(Hirundo nigrorufa)
Black-capped Swallow
(Atticora pileata)
Black-collared Swallow
(Pygochelidon melanoleuca)
Blue Swallow
(Hirundo atrocaerulea)
Blue-and-white Swallow
(Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
Brazza's Martin
(Phedinopsis brazzae)
Brown-bellied Swallow
(Orochelidon murina)
Brown-chested Martin
(Progne tapera)
Brown-throated Martin
(Riparia paludicola)
Caribbean Martin
(Progne dominicensis)
Cave Swallow
(Petrochelidon fulva)
Chestnut-collared Swallow
(Petrochelidon rufocollaris)
Chilean Swallow
(Tachycineta leucopyga)
Congo Martin
(Riparia congica)
Cuban Martin
(Progne cryptoleuca)
Dusky Crag Martin
(Ptyonoprogne concolor)
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
(Cecropis daurica)
Ethiopian Swallow
(Hirundo aethiopica)
Eurasian Crag Martin
(Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
European Red-rumped Swallow
(Cecropis rufula)
Fairy Martin
(Petrochelidon ariel)
Fanti Saw-wing
(Psalidoprocne obscura)
Forest Swallow
(Atronanus fuliginosus)
Galapagos Martin
(Progne modesta)
Golden Swallow
(Tachycineta euchrysea)
Greater Striped Swallow
(Cecropis cucullata)
Grey-breasted Martin
(Progne chalybea)
Grey-rumped Swallow
(Pseudhirundo griseopyga)
Grey-throated Martin
(Riparia chinensis)
Hill Swallow
(Hirundo domicola)
Large Rock Martin
(Ptyonoprogne fuligula)
Lesser Striped Swallow
(Cecropis abyssinica)
Madagascar Martin
(Riparia cowani)
Mangrove Swallow
(Tachycineta albilinea)
Mascarene Martin
(Phedina borbonica)
Mosque Swallow
(Cecropis senegalensis)
Mountain Saw-wing
(Psalidoprocne fuliginosa)
Nepal House Martin
(Delichon nipalense)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Pacific Swallow
(Hirundo javanica)
Pale Crag Martin
(Ptyonoprogne obsoleta)
Pale Martin
(Riparia diluta)
Pale-footed Swallow
(Orochelidon flavipes)
Pearl-breasted Swallow
(Hirundo dimidiata)
Peruvian Martin
(Progne murphyi)
Pied-winged Swallow
(Hirundo leucosoma)
Preuss's Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon preussi)
Purple Martin
(Progne subis)
Red Sea Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon perdita)
Red-breasted Swallow
(Cecropis semirufa)
Red-chested Swallow
(Hirundo lucida)
Red-throated Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon rufigula)
Red-throated Rock Martin
(Ptyonoprogne rufigula)
Rufous-bellied Swallow
(Cecropis badia)
Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
Siberian House Martin
(Delichon lagopodum)
Sinaloa Martin
(Progne sinaloae)
South African Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon spilodera)
Southern Martin
(Progne elegans)
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
(Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
Square-tailed Saw-wing
(Psalidoprocne nitens)
Sri Lanka Swallow
(Cecropis hyperythra)
Streak-throated Swallow
(Petrochelidon fluvicola)
Tahiti Swallow
(Hirundo tahitica)
Tawny-headed Swallow
(Alopochelidon fucata)
Tree Martin
(Petrochelidon nigricans)
Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)
Tumbes Swallow
(Tachycineta stolzmanni)
Violet-green Swallow
(Tachycineta thalassina)
Welcome Swallow
(Hirundo neoxena)
Western House Martin
(Delichon urbicum)
White-backed Swallow
(Cheramoeca leucosterna)
White-banded Swallow
(Atticora fasciata)
White-bibbed Swallow
(Hirundo nigrita)
White-eyed River Martin
(Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
White-headed Saw-wing
(Psalidoprocne albiceps)
White-rumped Swallow
(Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
White-tailed Swallow
(Hirundo megaensis)
White-thighed Swallow
(Atticora tibialis)
White-throated Swallow
(Hirundo albigularis)
White-winged Swallow
(Tachycineta albiventer)
Wire-tailed Swallow
(Hirundo smithii)
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