Red-throated cliff swallow

Species of bird

Red-throated cliff swallow

in Angola

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Hirundinidae
Genus:  | Petrochelidon
Species:  |

P. rufigula

Binomial name
Petrochelidon rufigula

(Barboza du Bocage, 1878)

Synonyms

* Hirundo rufigula

The red-throated cliff swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula), also known as the red-throated swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Gabon, and Zambia.

## Gallery

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* Breeding colony collecting mud pellets for nesting, Angola

* Illustration by R. B. Sharpe

* Red-throated Cliff Swallow flying on its back

## References

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1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Petrochelidon rufigula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712405A94332502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712405A94332502.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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Swallows (family: Hirundinidae)

River martins (subfamily: Pseudochelidoninae * genus: Pseudochelidon)

| Genus|

Species

Pseudochelidon|

* African river martin
* White-eyed river martin

All other swallows and martins (subfamily: Hirundininae)

| Genus|

Species

Psalidoprocne
(saw-wings)|

* Square-tailed saw-wing
* Mountain saw-wing
* White-headed saw-wing
* Black saw-wing
* Fanti saw-wing

Pseudhirundo|

* Grey-rumped swallow

Cheramoeca|

* White-backed swallow

Phedina|

* Mascarene martin

Phedinopsis|

* Brazza's martin

Riparia
(sand martins)|

* Brown-throated sand martin
* Congo sand martin
* Sand martin
* Pale martin

Neophedina|

* Banded martin

Tachycineta
(tree swallows)|

* Tree swallow
* Violet-green swallow
* Golden swallow
* Bahama swallow
* Tumbes swallow
* Mangrove swallow
* White-winged swallow
* White-rumped swallow
* Chilean swallow

Progne|

* Purple martin
* Caribbean martin
* Sinaloa martin
* Grey-breasted martin
* Galápagos martin
* Peruvian martin
* Southern martin
* Brown-chested martin

Orochelidon|

* Brown-bellied swallow
* Pale-footed swallow
* Andean swallow

Atticora|

* White-banded swallow
* Black-capped swallow
* White-thighed swallow

Pygochelidon|

* Blue-and-white swallow
* Black-collared swallow

Stelgidopteryx|

* Northern rough-winged swallow
* Southern rough-winged swallow

Alopochelidon|

* Tawny-headed swallow

Hirundo
(barn swallows)|

* Barn swallow
* Red-chested swallow
* Angola swallow
* Pacific swallow
* Welcome swallow
* White-throated swallow
* Ethiopian swallow
* Wire-tailed swallow
* White-throated blue swallow
* Pied-winged swallow
* White-tailed swallow
* Pearl-breasted swallow
* Blue swallow
* Black-and-rufous swallow

Ptyonoprogne
(crag martins)|

* Eurasian crag martin
* Rock martin
* Dusky crag martin
* Pale crag martin

Delichon
(house martins)|

* Common house martin
* Asian house martin
* Nepal house martin
* Siberian house martin

Cecropis|

* Greater striped swallow
* Lesser striped swallow
* Rufous-chested swallow
* Mosque swallow
* Red-rumped swallow
* Sri Lanka swallow
* West African swallow
* Striated swallow
* Striated swallow

Petrochelidon|

* Forest swallow
* Streak-throated swallow
* Fairy martin
* Tree martin
* American cliff swallow
* Red-throated cliff swallow
* Preuss's cliff swallow
* Red Sea cliff swallow
* South African cliff swallow
* Cave swallow
* Chestnut-collared swallow

Cheramoeca|

* White-backed swallow

Taxon identifiers

Petrochelidon rufigula|

* Wikidata: Q3049403
* Wikispecies: Petrochelidon rufigula
* ADW: Petrochelidon_rufigula
* Avibase: D134B7F057EA1C5D
* BirdLife: 22712405
* BOW: retswa2
* CoL: 4FDYW
* eBird: retswa2
* GBIF: 5846408
* iNaturalist: 144799
* ITIS: 916680
* IUCN: 22712405
* NCBI: 317162
* Observation.org: 199189
* Open Tree of Life: 67918
* Xeno-canto: Petrochelidon-rufigula

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