Petrochelidon
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Petrochelidon is a genus
of bird
s known as cliff-nesting swallow
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It contains the following species
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s known as cliff-nesting swallow
Swallow
The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding...
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It contains the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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Species in taxonomic order
- Red-throated Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula)
- Preuss's Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi)
- Red Sea Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon perdita)
- South African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera)
- Forest SwallowForest SwallowThe Forest Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.-References:...
(Petrochelidon fuliginosa) - Fairy MartinFairy MartinThe Fairy Martin is a member of the swallow family of passerine birds which breeds in Australia. It is migratory wintering through most of Australia, with some birds reaching New Guinea and Indonesia. It is increasing a wanderer to New Zealand, and may have bred. This species is frequently placed...
(Petrochelidon ariel) - Tree MartinTree MartinThe Tree Martin is a member of the swallow family of passerine birds. It breeds in Australia, mostly south of latitude 20°S, and in Timor. It is migratory wintering through most of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia east of the Wallace Line and the Solomon Islands. It is a vagrant to New Zealand,...
(Petrochelidon nigricans) - Cliff SwallowCliff SwallowThe Cliff Swallow is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae — the swallows and martins.It breeds in North America, and is migratory, wintering in western South America from Venezuela southwards to northeast Argentina...
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) - Cave SwallowCave SwallowThe Cave Swallow, Petrochelidon fulva, is a medium-sized, squarish tailed swallow belonging to the same genus as the more familiar and widespread Cliff Swallow of North America...
(Petrochelidon fulva) - Chestnut-collared SwallowChestnut-collared SwallowThe Chestnut-collared Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are pastureland and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
(Petrochelidon rufocollaris) - Streak-throated SwallowStreak-throated SwallowThe Streak-throated Swallow or the Indian Cliff Swallow is a species of swallow found in South Asia....
(Petrochelidon fluvicola)