Hirundinidae
Tachycineta leucopyga (Meyen, 1834)
Tachycineta leucopyga (Meyen, 1834)
Tachycineta leucopyga, the Chilean swallow, is a small South American swallow with distinct blue-black upperparts and a white rump.
Cheramoeca leucosterna (Gould, 1841)
Cheramoeca leucosterna (Gould, 1841)
Cheramoeca leucosterna, the white-backed swallow, is an endemic Australian swallow currently listed as least concern by the IUCN.
Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Riparia riparia, the sand martin, is a small social migratory swallow that nests in sandy burrows near water.
Riparia paludicola (Vieillot, 1817)
Riparia paludicola (Vieillot, 1817)
Riparia paludicola, the 12 cm brown-throated martin, is a partially migratory African swallow that feeds on aquatic small insects.
Riparia chinensis (J.E.Gray, 1830)
Riparia chinensis (J.E.Gray, 1830)
Riparia chinensis, the grey-throated martin, is a small Asian swallow that lives in open habitats near water.
Riparia diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893)
Riparia diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893)
Riparia diluta, the pale martin, is a small Asian swallow formerly considered a sand martin subspecies.
Psalidoprocne pristoptera (Rüppell, 1840)
Psalidoprocne pristoptera (Rüppell, 1840)
Psalidoprocne pristoptera is a small African swallow with variable taxonomy, found across most of sub-Saharan Africa.
Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon, 1838)
Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon, 1838)
Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) is a small New World swallow with described physical traits and distribution across the Americas.
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817)
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817)
The southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) is a small swallow with four subspecies distributed across open Neotropical habitats.
Atticora fasciata (Gmelin, 1789)
Atticora fasciata (Gmelin, 1789)
Atticora fasciata, the white-banded swallow, is a medium-sized non-migratory black-and-white swallow native to northern South America.
Neochelidon tibialis (Cassin, 1853)
Neochelidon tibialis (Cassin, 1853)
The white-thighed swallow Neochelidon tibialis is a small bird with three distinct subspecies across disjunct ranges in the Neotropics.
Phedina borbonica (Gmelin, 1789)
Phedina borbonica (Gmelin, 1789)
Phedina borbonica, the Mascarene martin, is a small hirundine with two subspecies that breeds in Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands.
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817)
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817)
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca, the blue-and-white swallow, is an insect-eating swallow found across much of the Americas with three recognized subspecies.
Atticora melanoleuca (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Atticora melanoleuca (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Atticora melanoleuca, the black-collared swallow, is a small Neotropical swallow found near South American rivers and rapids.
Alopochelidon fucata (Temminck, 1822)
Alopochelidon fucata (Temminck, 1822)
Alopochelidon fucata, the tawny-headed swallow, is a small bird native to multiple South American countries.
Pseudhirundo griseopyga (Sundevall, 1850)
Pseudhirundo griseopyga (Sundevall, 1850)
The grey-rumped swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga) is the only Pseudhirundo swallow, found across Africa, closest to Australia's white-backed swallow.
Notiochelidon murina (Cassin, 1853)
Notiochelidon murina (Cassin, 1853)
The brown-bellied swallow is a small Andean swallow with three described subspecies and a disjunct distribution across the northern Andes.
Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769)
Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769)
The Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) is a small hirundine that breeds across Eurasia and northwestern Africa.
Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Lichtenstein, 1842)
Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Lichtenstein, 1842)
Ptyonoprogne fuligula, the large rock martin, is a small brownish southern African swallow with specific plumage and habitat traits.
Ptyonoprogne concolor (Sykes, 1832)
Ptyonoprogne concolor (Sykes, 1832)
Ptyonoprogne concolor, the dusky crag martin, is a small resident passerine found across South and East Asia that nests on cliffs and man-made structures.
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta (Cabanis, 1850)
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta (Cabanis, 1850)
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta, the pale crag martin, is a small hirundine breeding across North Africa, the Middle East and into South Asia.
Ptyonoprogne fuligula rufigula (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
Ptyonoprogne fuligula rufigula (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
This is a detailed description of the large rock martin, covering its appearance, flight, calls, and distribution and habitat.
Cecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783)
Cecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783)
Cecropis cucullata, the greater striped swallow, is a 18–20 cm migratory African bird that feeds mainly on flying insects.
Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769)
Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769)
Cecropis daurica, the eastern red-rumped swallow, is a small streaked passerine with three distinct geographic subspecies.
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