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Hirundinidae -
Swallows and Martins
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps albiceps
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne holomelaena holomelaena
Grey-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga griseopyga
single member of genus
Mascarene Martin
Phedina borbonica madagascariensis
Brown-throated Martin
Riparia paludicola paludicola
Sand Martin
Riparia riparia riparia
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta cincta
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
monotypic
White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
monotypic
Chilean Swallow
Tachycineta meyeni
monotypic
Grey-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea chalybea
Southern Martin
Progne elegans
monotypic
* Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera tapera
* Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera fusca
* Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca cyanoleuca
* Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca patagonica
* Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica rustica
* Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica gutturalis
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis
monotypic
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo tahitica abbotti
White-throated Swallow
Hirundo albigularis
monotypic
Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopica amadoni
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii smithii
White-tailed Swallow
Hirundo megaensis
monotypic, endemic to Ethiopia
Pearl-breasted Swallow
Hirundo dimidiata dimidiata
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula fuligula
Common House Martin
Delichon urbicum urbicum
Greater Striped Swallow
Cecropis cucullata
monotypic
Lesser Striped Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica unitatis
* Red-breasted Swallow
Cecropis semirufa semirufa
* Red-breasted Swallow
Cecropis semirufa gordoni
* Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis monteiri
* Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis saturatior
Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica melanocrissus
Striated Swallow
Cecropis striolata mayri
South African Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon spilodera
monotypic
