| Petrochelidon | |
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| An American cliff swallow starting to build a mud nest under the eaves of a building in California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Petrochelidon Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Hirundo melanogaster[1] Swainson, 1827
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| Species | |
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Petrochelidon is a genus of birds known as cliff-nesting swallows. The genus name Petrochelidon is from the Greek words petra, "rock", and khelidon, "swallow".[2]
The genus includes all of the five species of birds commonly called cliff swallow, and contains the following species:
- ^ "Hirundinidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 300. ISBN 978-1408125014.