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Genus: Petrochelidon (10 species)


Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel) Range: AU: Australia (except Tasmania, se Australia) Holder, South Australia, Australia
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Streak-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola) Range: OR: ne Afghanistan, Pakistan and India


Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva cavicola) Range: NA, MA: s USA, Caribbean and Mexico Cueva de los Portales, Cuba
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Nests in caves. A medium-sized swallow. Compare to Cliff Swallow but note paler throat.


Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans neglecta) Range: AU: Lesser Sundas, Australia and Tasmania Stockyard Plain, South Australia, Australia
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Red Sea Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon perdita) Range: AF: e Sudan


Preuss's Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi) Range: AF: Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone to ne Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic; ne DRCongo Twifo Praso Road, Ghana Adult and immature.
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American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Range: NA, MA: widespread Cap Tourmente National Wildlife, Quebec, Canada
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American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Range: NA, MA: widespread Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto, California,
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Nest.

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Red-throated Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula) Range: AF: s Gabon to c DRCongo and s to c Angola and c Zambia


Chestnut-collared Swallow (Petrochelidon rufocollaris aequatorialis) Range: SA: Ecuador, Peru south, Ecuador
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South African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera) Range: AF: Namibia; Zimbabwe; se Botswana to South Africa South Africa
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South African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera) Range: AF: Namibia; Zimbabwe; se Botswana to South Africa South Africa
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