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Order Species Family Scientific name Breeding subregions Nonbreeding subregions - PASSERIFORMES   African River Martin (DD)  i    Hirundinidae    Pseudochelidon eurystomina  AF Congo region  American Cliff Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon pyrrhonota  NA, MA widespread  Andean Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Haplochelidon andecola  SA c Peru to nw Argentina  Angolan Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Hirundo angolensis  AF Gabon and w Angola; c and e DR Congo to Uganda, w Kenya, Tanzania, n Malawi and n Zambia  Asian House Martin i    Hirundinidae    Delichon dasypus  EU s, e  Bahama Swallow (EN)  i    Hirundinidae    Tachycineta cyaneoviridis  NA Bahamas, Cuba  Banded Martin i    Hirundinidae    Riparia cincta  AF widespread  Barn Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo rustica  Worldwide widespread  Black Saw-wing i U    Hirundinidae    Psalidoprocne pristoptera  AF widespread  Black-and-rufous Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo nigrorufa  AF wc Angola through s DR Congo to e Zambia  Black-capped Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Notiochelidon pileata  MA s Mexico to w El Salvador  Black-collared Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Atticora melanoleuca  SA e Colombia through c Venezuela, the Guianas and n Brazil, se Amazonia and ne Argentina  Blue Swallow (VU)  i U    Hirundinidae    Hirundo atrocaerulea  AF patchy distribution from se DR Congo and c Tanzania to e South Africa  Blue-and-white Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca  MA, SA Costa Rica, Panama, widespread in SA  Brazza's Martin i    Hirundinidae    Phedina brazzae  AF Congo to c DR Congo and ne Angola  Brown-bellied Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Notiochelidon murina  SA w Venezuela to c Bolivia  Brown-chested Martin i    Hirundinidae    Progne tapera  SA widespread, also Panama  Brown-throated Martin i    Hirundinidae    Riparia paludicola  AF Widespread  Caribbean Martin i    Hirundinidae    Progne dominicensis  NA Caribbean islands  Cave Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon fulva  NA, MA s USA, Caribbean, Mexico  Chestnut-collared Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon rufocollaris  SA Ecuador, Peru  Chilean Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Tachycineta leucopyga  SA Southern Cone  Common House Martin i    Hirundinidae    Delichon urbicum  EU widespread  Congo Martin i    Hirundinidae    Riparia congica  AF Congo River  Cuban Martin i U    Hirundinidae    Progne cryptoleuca  NA Cuba  Dusky Crag Martin i    Hirundinidae    Ptyonoprogne concolor  OR India, Southeast Asia  Ethiopian Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Hirundo aethiopica  AF ne, c  Eurasian Crag Martin i    Hirundinidae    Ptyonoprogne rupestris  EU Mediterranean region through s Asia to Mongolia and e China  Fairy Martin i    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon ariel  AU Australia  Fanti Saw-wing i U    Hirundinidae    Psalidoprocne obscura  AF Senegal and Gambia to w Cameroon  Forest Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon fuliginosa  AF se Nigeria to Gabon and nw Congo  Galapagos Martin (EN)  i    Hirundinidae    Progne modesta  SA Galápagos Islands  Golden Swallow (VU)  i    Hirundinidae    Tachycineta euchrysea  NA Hispaniola, Jamaica  Greater Striped Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Cecropis cucullata  AF a Angola and Namibia to Zimbabwe and south to s South Africa  Grey-breasted Martin i    Hirundinidae    Progne chalybea  MA, SA widespread  Grey-rumped Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Pseudhirundo griseopyga  AF widespread  Grey-throated Martin i    Hirundinidae    Riparia chinensis  OR c, e, se Asia  Hill Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo domicola  OR s India, Sri Lanka  Lesser Striped Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Cecropis abyssinica  AF widespread  Mangrove Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Tachycineta albilinea  MA e and w coast of Mexico to Panama  Mascarene Martin i    Hirundinidae    Phedina borbonica  AF, IO Madagascar region  Mosque Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Cecropis senegalensis  AF widespread  Mountain Saw-wing i    Hirundinidae    Psalidoprocne fuliginosa  AF w Cameroon, Bioko  Nepal House Martin i    Hirundinidae    Delichon nipalense  OR Himalayas to nw Vietnam  Northern Rough-winged Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Stelgidopteryx serripennis  NA, MA widespread  Pacific Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo tahitica  OR, AU se Asia to New Guinea and Society Islands  Pale Crag Martin i    Hirundinidae    Ptyonoprogne obsoleta  EU sc, also n Africa  Pale Martin i    Hirundinidae    Riparia diluta  EU c  Pale-footed Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Notiochelidon flavipes  SA w Venezuela to c Bolivia  Pearl-breasted Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo dimidiata  AF s, sc  Peruvian Martin (VU)  i    Hirundinidae    Progne murphyi  SA w Peru, n Chile  Pied-winged Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo leucosoma  AF Senegal and Gambia to Nigeria  Preuss's Cliff Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon preussi  AF Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone to ne Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic; ne DR Congo  Purple Martin i    Hirundinidae    Progne subis  NA, MA widespread  Red Sea Cliff Swallow (DD)  i    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon perdita  AF e Sudan  Red-breasted Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Cecropis semirufa  AF widespread  Red-chested Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Hirundo lucida  AF c, w, ne  Red-rumped Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Cecropis daurica  EU, OR, AF widespread  Red-throated Cliff Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon rufigula  AF s Gabon to c DR Congo and south to c Angola and c Zambia  Rock Martin i    Hirundinidae    Ptyonoprogne fuligula  AF widespread  Rufous-bellied Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Cecropis badia  OR Malay Peninsula  Sand Martin i    Hirundinidae    Riparia riparia  Worldwide widespread  Sinaloa Martin (VU)  i U    Hirundinidae    Progne sinaloae  MA w Mexico  South African Cliff Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon spilodera  AF Namibia; Zimbabwe; se Botswana to a South Africa  Southern Martin i    Hirundinidae    Progne elegans  SA widespread  Southern Rough-winged Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Stelgidopteryx ruficollis  MA, SA Costa Rica to se SA  Square-tailed Saw-wing i    Hirundinidae    Psalidoprocne nitens  AF c, w  Sri Lanka Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Cecropis hyperythra  OR Sri Lanka  Streak-throated Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon fluvicola  OR ne Afghanistan, Pakistan, India  Striated Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Cecropis striolata  OR widespread  Tawny-headed Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Alopochelidon fucata  SA Bolivia to sc Brazil and south to n Argentina  Tree Martin i    Hirundinidae    Petrochelidon nigricans  AU widespread  Tree Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Tachycineta bicolor  NA widespread  Tumbes Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Tachycineta stolzmanni  SA sw Ecuador, nw Peru  Violet-green Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Tachycineta thalassina  NA, MA w USA, w Canada  Welcome Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo neoxena  AU Australia, New Zealand  West African Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Cecropis domicella  AF w Africa from Senegambia to e Sudan  White-backed Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Cheramoeca leucosterna  AU Australia  White-banded Swallow i U    Hirundinidae    Atticora fasciata  SA Amazonia  White-bibbed Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo nigrita  AF Sierra Leone to w Uganda, s DR Congo and n Angola  White-eyed River Martin i    Hirundinidae    Pseudochelidon sirintarae  OR Southeast Asia  White-headed Saw-wing i U    Hirundinidae    Psalidoprocne albiceps  AF e, c  White-rumped Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Tachycineta leucorrhoa  SA Bolivia to c Brazil and south to c and e Argentina  White-tailed Swallow (VU)  i U    Hirundinidae    Hirundo megaensis  AF s Ethiopia  White-thighed Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Neochelidon tibialis  MA, SA Panama to w Ecuador, w Amazonia  White-throated Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo albigularis  AF Botswana and Zimbabwe to s South Africa  White-winged Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Tachycineta albiventer  SA Colombia to n Argentina  Wire-tailed Swallow i    Hirundinidae    Hirundo smithii  AF, OR widespread 48%   43 species of 88 (0 extinct).   IUCN Status Codes EX Extinct EW Extinct in the wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern DD Data deficient NE Not evaluated LC not shown.   Breeding Range Codes AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) AN Antarctica AO Atlantic Ocean AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu) EU Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) IO Indian Ocean LA Latin America (Middle and South America) MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama) NA North America (includes the Caribbean) NO Northern oceans OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) PO Pacific Ocean SA South America SO Southern oceans TO Temperate oceans TrO Tropical oceans Worldwide Worldwide