75 species of swallows around the world, from the Barn Swallow to the Congo Martin. Every species links to photos, calls and identification notes.
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple MartinProgne subis
Western House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Grey-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Brown-throated MartinRiparia paludicola
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata
Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
Large Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventer
Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
Pale Crag MartinPtyonoprogne obsoleta
South African Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon spilodera
Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa
Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
Asian House MartinDelichon dasypus
White-banded SwallowAtticora fasciata
Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
Southern MartinProgne elegans
Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensis
Tahiti SwallowHirundo tahitica
Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythra
Grey-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
White-headed Saw-wingPsalidoprocne albiceps
Hill SwallowHirundo domicola
Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
Nepal House MartinDelichon nipalense
Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
Rufous-bellied SwallowCecropis badia
Pale MartinRiparia diluta
Cuban MartinProgne cryptoleuca
Fanti Saw-wingPsalidoprocne obscura
Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris
Square-tailed Saw-wingPsalidoprocne nitens
Bahama SwallowTachycineta cyaneoviridis
White-bibbed SwallowHirundo nigrita
Golden SwallowTachycineta euchrysea
Preuss's Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon preussi
Tumbes SwallowTachycineta stolzmanni
Galapagos MartinProgne modesta
Pied-winged SwallowHirundo leucosoma
Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaerulea
Peruvian MartinProgne murphyi
White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
Red-throated Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon rufigula
Mountain Saw-wingPsalidoprocne fuliginosa
Black-and-rufous SwallowHirundo nigrorufa
Sinaloa MartinProgne sinaloae
African River MartinPseudochelidon eurystomina
Congo MartinRiparia congica
Also in the checklist
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Brazza's Martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) · Banded Martin (Neophedina cincta) · Madagascar Martin (Riparia cowani) · Black-capped Swallow (Atticora pileata) · White-thighed Swallow (Atticora tibialis) · Black-collared Swallow (Pygochelidon melanoleuca) · Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) · Pale-footed Swallow (Orochelidon flavipes) · Brown-bellied Swallow (Orochelidon murina) · Andean Swallow (Orochelidon andecola) · Red-throated Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne rufigula) · Forest Swallow (Atronanus fuliginosus) · Siberian House Martin (Delichon lagopodum) · African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus) · European Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis rufula) · Red Sea Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon perdita)