Petrochelidon
| Petrochelidon | |
|---|---|
| An American cliff swallow starting to build a mud nest under the eaves of a building in California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Petrochelidon Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Hirundo melanogaster Swainson, 1827 | |
| 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".
The genus includes all of the five species of birds commonly called cliff swallow, and contains the following species: