Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)

Streak-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola) - HBW 9, p. 682

French: Hirondelle fluviatile German: Braunscheitelschwalbe Spanish: Golondrina India
Other common names: Indian Swallow/Cliff Swallow/Cliff Martin

Taxonomy: Hirundo fluvicola Blyth, 1855, Somar and Kane Rivers, Bundelkund, northern Madhya Pradesh, India.
Genus often merged with Hirundo, but DNA studies support retention of separate taxa. May form a superspecies with P. ariel, and sometimes considered conspecific. Monotypic.

Distribution: NE Afghanistan, C & E Pakistan (mainly R Indus plain) and NW & C India (E to E Uttar Pradesh, S to S Karnataka).