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Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
cliswa, CLSW, ACSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Codescliswa, CLSW, ACSW
Identification

The Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is a member of the Swallows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code cliswa when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swallows
African River Martin
Pseudochelidon eurystomina
White-eyed River Martin
Pseudochelidon sirintarae
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Mountain Sawwing
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Cliff Swallow photo
(c) Dean Hester, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Dean Hester

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: cliswa