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Petrochelidon

Petrochelidon
Cliff Swallow Builder.jpg
An American cliff swallow starting to build a mud nest under the eaves of a building in California
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Subfamily: Hirundininae
Genus: Petrochelidon
Cabanis, 1850
Species

10, See text


10, See text

Petrochelidon is a genus of birds known as cliff-nesting swallows. The genus name Petrochelidon is from Ancient Greek petros, "rock", and khelidon, "swallow".

The genus includes all of the five species of birds commonly called cliff swallow, and contains the following species:


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