Swallows and Martins
Welcome Swallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae Genus: Hirundo
Species
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The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the swallow and martin family. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread Barn Swallow. Many of this group have blue backs, red on the face and sometimes the rump or nape, and whitish or rufous underparts.

The majority of species are found in the Old World, although some, such as Barn Swallow, are cosmopolitan, and a few, like Cave Swallow , are restricted to the Americas.

Species

• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida
• Angolan Swallow Hirundo angolensis
• Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
• Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
• White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
• Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
• Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
• White-throated Blue Swallow Hirundo nigrita
• Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma
• White-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis
• Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
• Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea
• Black-and-rufous Swallow Hirundo nigrorufa
• Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata
• Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica
• Rufous-chested Swallow Hirundo semirufa
• Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis
• Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
• Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata
• Preuss's Cliff Swallow Hirundo preussi
• Angolan Cliff Swallow Hirundo rufigula
• Andean Cliff Swallow Hirundo andecola
• Tree Martin Hirundo nigricans
• South African Cliff Swallow Hirundo spilodera
• Red Sea Swallow Hirundo perdita
• Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota
• Cave Swallow Hirundo fulva
• Indian Cliff Swallow Hirundo fluvicola
• Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel
• Forest Cliff Swallow Hirundo fuliginosa

Reference

• Swallows and Martins by Turner and Rose ISBN 0-7470-3205-5