Petrochelidon

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea
Familia: Hirundinidae
Genus: Petrochelidon
Species: P. ariel - P. fluvicola - P. fuliginosa - P. fulva - P. nigricans - P. pyrrhonota - P. rufocollaris

Name

Petrochelidon Cabanis, 1850

Reference

Museum Heineanum 1 p.47

Petrochelidon is a genus of birds which includes the following species of cliff-nesting swallows.

Species in taxonomic order

* Red-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula)
* Preuss's Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi)
* Red Sea Swallow (Petrochelidon perdita)
* South African Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera)
* Forest Swallow (Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
* Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
* Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)
* Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
* Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
* Chestnut-collared Swallow (Petrochelidon rufocollaris)