Passeriformes
Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
HBW 9, p. 602
- Small to medium-sized aerial-feeding passerines, with long wings and streamlined body; tail forked in many species.
- Cosmopolitan.
- Wide variety of habitats, from semi-arid areas to forest, often near water.
- 19 genera, 83 species, 210 taxa.
- 6 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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- 3 3 7 1 African River Martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina)
- 0 2 2 White-eyed River Martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
- 1 1 8 3 Square-tailed Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne nitens)
- 1 1 8 4 Mountain Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne fuliginosa)
- 3 2 1 8 5 White-headed Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne albiceps)
- 5 1 4 8 6 Black Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera)
- 3 1 2 8 7 Fanti Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne obscura)
- 0 8 8 Grey-rumped Swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga)
- 2 2 8 9 White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna)
- 4 3 1 8 10 Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica)
- 0 8 11 Brazza's Martin (Phedina brazzae)
- 6 2 4 8 12 Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola)
- 0 8 13 Congo Sand Martin (Riparia congica)
- 50 1 14 35 8 14 Collared Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
- 0 8 15 Pale Sand Martin (Riparia diluta)
- 8 5 3 8 16 Banded Martin (Riparia cincta)
- 37 1 24 12 8 17 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- 12 4 8 8 18 Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- 0 4 19 Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea)
- 0 3 20 Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)
- 0 8 21 Tumbes Swallow (Tachycineta stolzmanni)
- 16 10 6 8 22 Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
- 27 1 15 11 8 23 White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)
- 8 1 3 4 8 24 White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
- 23 1 7 15 8 25 Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta meyeni)
- 17 1 8 8 8 26 Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- 10 10 8 27 Cuban Martin (Progne cryptoleuca)
- 5 1 4 8 28 Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- 1 1 7 29 Sinaloa Martin (Progne sinaloae)
- 31 2 12 17 8 30 Grey-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea)
- 0 4 31 Galapagos Martin (Progne modesta)
- 0 8 32 Peruvian Martin (Progne murphyi)
- 8 1 5 2 8 33 Southern Martin (Progne elegans)
- 37 1 11 25 8 34 Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera)
- 7 2 4 1 8 35 Brown-bellied Swallow (Notiochelidon murina)
- 34 2 17 15 8 36 Blue-and-white Swallow (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca)
- 2 2 8 37 Pale-footed Swallow (Notiochelidon flavipes)
- 5 1 1 3 8 38 Black-capped Swallow (Notiochelidon pileata)
- 3 1 2 8 39 Andean Swallow (Haplochelidon andecola)
- 19 1 4 14 8 40 White-banded Swallow (Atticora fasciata)
- 3 1 2 8 41 Black-collared Swallow (Atticora melanoleuca)
- 7 1 1 5 8 42 White-thighed Swallow (Neochelidon tibialis)
- 21 1 6 14 8 43 Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- 27 1 15 11 8 44 Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
- 5 5 8 45 Tawny-headed Swallow (Alopochelidon fucata)
- 184 3 101 80 8 46 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 4 2 2 8 47 Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida)
- 9 2 7 8 48 Angolan Swallow (Hirundo angolensis)
- 35 1 9 25 8 49 Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- 49 1 23 25 8 50 Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
- 10 7 3 8 51 White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis)
- 5 3 2 8 52 Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica)
- 39 1 20 18 8 53 Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)
- 5 2 3 8 54 White-throated Blue Swallow (Hirundo nigrita)
- 4 1 3 8 55 Pied-winged Swallow (Hirundo leucosoma)
- 7 2 5 4 56 White-tailed Swallow (Hirundo megaensis)
- 2 2 8 57 Pearl-breasted Swallow (Hirundo dimidiata)
- 1 1 4 58 Montane Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea)
- 2 1 1 8 59 Black-and-rufous Swallow (Hirundo nigrorufa)
- 29 1 6 22 8 60 Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- 9 8 1 8 61 Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula)
- 7 5 2 8 62 Dusky Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
- 73 1 18 54 8 63 Northern House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
- 6 1 1 4 8 64 Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus)
- 2 1 1 8 65 Nepal House Martin (Delichon nipalense)
- 12 10 2 8 66 Greater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata)
- 16 1 8 7 8 67 Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)
- 7 6 1 8 68 Rufous-chested Swallow (Cecropis semirufa)
- 8 5 3 8 69 Mosque Swallow (Cecropis senegalensis)
- 50 1 19 30 8 70 Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
- 7 1 3 3 8 71 Striated Swallow (Cecropis striolata)
- 0 8 72 Rufous-bellied Swallow (Cecropis badia)
- 1 1 8 73 Red-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula)
- 5 3 2 8 74 Preuss's Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi)
- 0 7 75 Red Sea Swallow (Petrochelidon perdita)
- 1 1 8 76 South African Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera)
- 1 1 8 77 Forest Swallow (Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
- 6 1 3 2 8 78 Streak-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola)
- 16 1 8 7 8 79 Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
- 20 5 15 8 80 Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)
- 30 15 15 8 81 Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- 10 1 4 5 8 82 Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
- 3 1 1 1 8 83 Chestnut-collared Swallow (Petrochelidon rufocollaris)
Family statistics
19 genera, 83 species
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| 71 species | (86%) |
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