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Riparia diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Riparia diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893)

Riparia diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893)

Riparia diluta, the pale martin, is a small Asian swallow formerly considered a …

Psalidoprocne pristoptera (Rüppell, 1840)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Psalidoprocne pristoptera (Rüppell, 1840)

Psalidoprocne pristoptera (Rüppell, 1840)

Psalidoprocne pristoptera is a small African swallow with variable taxonomy, fou…

Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon, 1838)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon, 1838)

Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon, 1838)

Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) is a small New World …

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817)

The southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) is a small swallow…

Atticora fasciata (Gmelin, 1789)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Atticora fasciata (Gmelin, 1789)

Atticora fasciata (Gmelin, 1789)

Atticora fasciata, the white-banded swallow, is a medium-sized non-migratory bla…

Neochelidon tibialis (Cassin, 1853)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Neochelidon tibialis (Cassin, 1853)

Neochelidon tibialis (Cassin, 1853)

The white-thighed swallow Neochelidon tibialis is a small bird with three distin…

Phedina borbonica (Gmelin, 1789)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Phedina borbonica (Gmelin, 1789)

Phedina borbonica (Gmelin, 1789)

Phedina borbonica, the Mascarene martin, is a small hirundine with two subspecie…

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817)

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817)

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca, the blue-and-white swallow, is an insect-eating swallo…

Atticora melanoleuca (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Atticora melanoleuca (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Atticora melanoleuca (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Atticora melanoleuca, the black-collared swallow, is a small Neotropical swallow…

Alopochelidon fucata (Temminck, 1822)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Alopochelidon fucata (Temminck, 1822)

Alopochelidon fucata (Temminck, 1822)

Alopochelidon fucata, the tawny-headed swallow, is a small bird native to multip…

Pseudhirundo griseopyga (Sundevall, 1850)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Pseudhirundo griseopyga (Sundevall, 1850)

Pseudhirundo griseopyga (Sundevall, 1850)

The grey-rumped swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga) is the only Pseudhirundo swall…

Notiochelidon murina (Cassin, 1853)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Notiochelidon murina (Cassin, 1853)

Notiochelidon murina (Cassin, 1853)

The brown-bellied swallow is a small Andean swallow with three described subspec…

Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769)

Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769)

The Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) is a small hirundine that bree…

Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Lichtenstein, 1842)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Lichtenstein, 1842)

Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Lichtenstein, 1842)

Ptyonoprogne fuligula, the large rock martin, is a small brownish southern Afric…

Ptyonoprogne concolor (Sykes, 1832)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Ptyonoprogne concolor (Sykes, 1832)

Ptyonoprogne concolor (Sykes, 1832)

Ptyonoprogne concolor, the dusky crag martin, is a small resident passerine foun…

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta (Cabanis, 1850)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta (Cabanis, 1850)

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta (Cabanis, 1850)

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta, the pale crag martin, is a small hirundine breeding acros…

Ptyonoprogne fuligula rufigula (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Ptyonoprogne fuligula rufigula (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)

Ptyonoprogne fuligula rufigula (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)

This is a detailed description of the large rock martin, covering its appearance…

Cecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Cecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783)

Cecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783)

Cecropis cucullata, the greater striped swallow, is a 18–20 cm migratory African…

Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769)

Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769)

Cecropis daurica, the eastern red-rumped swallow, is a small streaked passerine …

Cecropis hyperythra (Blyth, 1849)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Cecropis hyperythra (Blyth, 1849)

Cecropis hyperythra (Blyth, 1849)

Cecropis hyperythra is a large passerine swallow endemic to Sri Lanka, identifia…

Cecropis abyssinica (Guerin-Meneville, 1843)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Cecropis abyssinica (Guerin-Meneville, 1843)

Cecropis abyssinica (Guerin-Meneville, 1843)

Cecropis abyssinica, the lesser striped swallow, is a small African swallow foun…

Cecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Cecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850)

Cecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850)

Cecropis semirufa, the red-breasted swallow, is an African migratory swallow tha…

Cecropis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Cecropis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cecropis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

The mosque swallow (Cecropis senegalensis) is the largest African swallow with s…

Cecropis badia Cassin, 1853
🦋 Animalia Hirundinidae

Cecropis badia Cassin, 1853

Cecropis badia Cassin, 1853

Cecropis badia, the rufous-bellied swallow, is a breeding swallow of the Malay P…