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Petrochelidon  Cabanis, 1851
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178454

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Antrochelidon Baldamus, 1869
  
    Hylochelidon Gould, 1865
  
    Lagenoplastes Gould, 1865
  
    Lecythoplastes Reichenow, 1898
  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyHirundinidae Rafinesque, 1815 – Swallows  
                               GenusPetrochelidon Cabanis, 1851  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Petrochelidon ariel (Gould, 1842) – Fairy Martin, Hirondelle ariel, andorinha-ruiva, andorinha-fada, Golondrina ariel 
                                  Species Petrochelidon fluvicola (Blyth, 1855) – Streak-throated Swallow, Hirondelle fluviatile, andorinha-indiana, andorinha-fluvial, Golondrina india 
                                  Species Petrochelidon fulva (Vieillot, 1808) – Hirondelle à front brun, andorinha-fulva, andorinha-das-cavernas, Golondrina pueblera, Cave Swallow 
                                  Species Petrochelidon nigricans (Vieillot, 1817) – Tree Martin, Hirondelle des arbres, andorinha-arborícola, Golondrina arborícola 
                                  Species Petrochelidon perdita (Fry & D. A. Smith, 1985) – Red Sea Swallow, Red Sea Cliff Swallow, Hirondelle de la mer Rouge, andorinha-do-mar-vermelho, Golondrina del Mar Rojo 
                                  Species Petrochelidon preussi (Reichenow, 1898) – Preuss's Swallow, Preuss's Cliff Swallow, Hirondelle de Preuss, andorinha-rupestre-de-cara-branca, andorinha-de-preuss, Golondrina de Preuss 
                                  Species Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) – Hirondelle à front blanc, andorinha-de-testa-branca, andorinha-d'uropígio-canela, Golondrina risquera, American Cliff Swallow 
                                  Species Petrochelidon rufigula (Barboza du Bocage, 1878) – Red-throated Swallow, Red-throated Cliff Swallow, Hirondelle à gorge fauve, andorinha-rupestre-de-cara-vermelha, andorinha-de-garganta-ruiva, Golondrina gorjirroja 
                                  Species Petrochelidon rufocollaris (Peale, 1849) – Chestnut-collared Swallow, Hirondelle à bande rousse, andorinha-de-pescoço-ruivo, andorinha-de-colar-ruivo, Golondrina cuellirrufa 
                                  Species Petrochelidon spilodera (Sundevall, 1850) – South African Swallow, South African Cliff Swallow, Hirondelle sud-africaine, andorinha-rupestre-sul-africana, andorinha-sul-africana, Golondrina sudafricana 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Petrochelidon    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Petrochelidon    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Petrochelidon   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Petrochelidon   
       
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