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 | Orochelidon andecola | SA | c Peru to nw Argentina |
Angola Swallow i U | Hirundinidae | Hirundo angolensis | AF | Gabon, w Angola, c, e DRCongo to Uganda, w Kenya, Tanzania, n Malawi and n Zambia |
Asian House Martin i | Hirundinidae | Delichon dasypus | PAL | s, e |
Bahama Swallow (EN) i | Hirundinidae | Tachycineta cyaneoviridis | NA | Bahamas and Cuba |
Banded Martin i | Hirundinidae | Neophedina cincta | AF | widespread |
Barn Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Hirundo rustica | Worldwide | Eurasia and North America |
Black Saw-wing i U | Hirundinidae | Psalidoprocne pristoptera | AF | widespread |
Black-and-rufous Swallow i U | Hirundinidae | Hirundo nigrorufa | AF | wc Angola through s DRCongo to e Zambia |
Black-capped Swallow i U | Hirundinidae | Atticora pileata | MA | s Mexico to w El Salvador |
Black-collared Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Pygochelidon 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 | patchily from se DR Congo and c Tanzania to e South Africa |
Blue-and-white Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca | MA, SA | Costa Rica, Panama, widespread in SA |
Brazza's Martin i | Hirundinidae | Phedinopsis brazzae | AF | Congo to c DRCongo and ne Angola |
Brown-bellied Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Orochelidon 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 is. |
Cave Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Petrochelidon fulva | NA, MA | s USA, Caribbean and 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 | PAL | 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 and se Asia |
Ethiopian Swallow i U | Hirundinidae | Hirundo aethiopica | AF | ne, c |
Eurasian Crag Martin i | Hirundinidae | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | PAL: Mediterranean region through s Asia to Mongolia and e China | |
Fairy Martin i | Hirundinidae | Petrochelidon ariel | AU | Australia (except Tasmania, se 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 |
Golden Swallow (VU) i | Hirundinidae | Tachycineta euchrysea | NA | Hispaniola, Jamaica |
Greater Striped Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Cecropis cucullata | AF | Angola and Namibia to Zimbabwe and s 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 and 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 and w, c Mascarenes |
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, PO | se Asia to New Guinea and Society Is. (e Polynesia) |
Pale Crag Martin i | Hirundinidae | Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | PAL, AF | sc, also n Africa |
Pale Martin i | Hirundinidae | Riparia diluta | PAL | c |
Pale-footed Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Orochelidon flavipes | SA | w Venezuela to c Bolivia |
Pearl-breasted Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Hirundo dimidiata | AF | s, sc |
Peruvian Martin (NT) i | Hirundinidae | Progne murphyi | SA | w Peru and 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 DRCongo |
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 | Hirundinidae | Cecropis daurica | PAL, OR, AF | widespread |
Red-throated Cliff Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Petrochelidon rufigula | AF | s Gabon to c DRCongo and s to c Angola and c Zambia |
Rock Martin i | Hirundinidae | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | AF | widespread |
Rufous-bellied Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Cecropis badia | OR | Malay Pen. |
Sand Martin i | Hirundinidae | Riparia riparia | Worldwide | widespread |
Siberian House Martin i | Hirundinidae | Delichon lagopodum | PAL | e Asia |
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 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 and India |
Striated Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Cecropis striolata | OR | widespread |
Tawny-headed Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Alopochelidon fucata | SA | Bolivia to sc Brazil and s to n Argentina |
Tree Martin i | Hirundinidae | Petrochelidon nigricans | AU | Lesser Sundas, Australia and Tasmania |
Tree Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Tachycineta bicolor | NA | widespread |
Tumbes Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Tachycineta stolzmanni | SA | sw Ecuador and nw Peru |
Violet-green Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Tachycineta thalassina | NA, MA | w USA and w Canada |
Welcome Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Hirundo neoxena | AU | Australia, Tasmania, Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (e of Australia), New Zealand and n outlying is. |
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 (except n, se, Tasmania) |
White-banded Swallow i U | Hirundinidae | Atticora fasciata | SA | Amazonia |
White-bibbed Swallow i U | Hirundinidae | Hirundo nigrita | AF | Sierra Leone to w Uganda, s DRCongo and n Angola |
White-eyed River Martin i | Hirundinidae | Pseudochelidon sirintarae | OR | se 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 s to c, e Argentina |
White-tailed Swallow (VU) i U | Hirundinidae | Hirundo megaensis | AF | montane sc Ethiopia |
White-thighed Swallow i | Hirundinidae | Atticora 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 |
49% 44 species of 89 (0 extinct).