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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) by William Kwong

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. (Psalms 84:3 KJV)

CLASS – AVES, Order – PASSERIFORMES, Family -  Hirundinidae – Swallows, martins

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I.O.C. 3.1 Version
Genus (19), Species (88), Subspecies

Pseudochelidon
African River Martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina)
White-eyed River Martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
Psalidoprocne
Square-tailed Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne nitens)
____ (Psalidoprocne nitens nitens)
____ (Psalidoprocne nitens centralis)
Mountain Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne fuliginosa)
White-headed Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne albiceps)
____ (Psalidoprocne albiceps albiceps)
____ (Psalidoprocne albiceps suffusa)
Black Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera pristoptera)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera blanfordi)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera antinorii)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera oleaginea)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera mangbettorum)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera chalybea)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera petiti)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera ruwenzori)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera orientalis)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera reichenowi)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera massaica)
____ (Psalidoprocne pristoptera holomelas)
Fanti Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne obscura)
Pseudhirundo
Grey-rumped Swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga)
____ (Pseudhirundo griseopyga melbina)
____ (Pseudhirundo griseopyga griseopyga)
Cheramoeca
White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) by Ian
Phedina
Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica)
____ (Phedina borbonica madagascariensis)
____ (Phedina borbonica borbonica)
Brazza’s Martin (Phedina brazzae)
Riparia
Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola)
____ (Riparia paludicola mauritanica)
____ (Riparia paludicola minor)
____ (Riparia paludicola schoensis)
____ (Riparia paludicola newtoni)
____ (Riparia paludicola ducis)
____ (Riparia paludicola paludicola)
____ (Riparia paludicola cowani)
Grey-throated Martin (Riparia chinensis)
____ (Riparia chinensis chinensis)
____ (Riparia chinensis tantilla)
Congo Martin (Riparia congica)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
____ (Riparia riparia riparia)
____ (Riparia riparia innominata)
____ (Riparia riparia taczanowskii)
____ (Riparia riparia ijimae)
____ (Riparia riparia shelleyi)
____ (Riparia riparia eilata)
Pale Martin (Riparia diluta)
____ (Riparia diluta gavrilovi)
____ (Riparia diluta transbaykalica)
____ (Riparia diluta diluta)
____ (Riparia diluta indica)
____ (Riparia diluta tibetana)
____ (Riparia diluta fohkienensis)
Banded Martin (Riparia cincta)
____ (Riparia cincta erlangeri)
____ (Riparia cincta suahelica)
____ (Riparia cincta parvula)
____ (Riparia cincta xerica)
____ (Riparia cincta cincta)
Tachycineta
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) by Ray
Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
Tumbes Swallow (Tachycineta stolzmanni)
White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) by Ian
White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga)
Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea)
____ (Tachycineta euchrysea euchrysea)
____ (Tachycineta euchrysea sclateri)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) by Ian
____ (Tachycineta thalassina thalassina)
____ (Tachycineta thalassina brachyptera)
Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)
Progne
Purple Martin (Progne subis) by Ian
____ (Progne subis subis)
____ (Progne subis hesperia)
____ (Progne subis arboricola)
Cuban Martin (Progne cryptoleuca)
Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis) by Ian
Sinaloa Martin (Progne sinaloae)
Grey-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea) by Ian
____ (Progne chalybea chalybea)
____ (Progne chalybea warneri)
____ (Progne chalybea macrorhamphus)
Galapagos Martin (Progne modesta)
Peruvian Martin (Progne murphyi)
Southern Martin (Progne elegans)
Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera)
____ (Progne tapera tapera)
____ (Progne tapera fusca)
Notiochelidon
Blue-and-white Swallow (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca)
____ (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca cyanoleuca)
____ (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca peruviana)
____ (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca patagonica)
Brown-bellied Swallow (Notiochelidon murina)
____ (Notiochelidon murina meridensis)
____ (Notiochelidon murina murina)
____ (Notiochelidon murina cyanodorsalis)
Pale-footed Swallow (Notiochelidon flavipes)
Black-capped Swallow (Notiochelidon pileata)
Haplochelidon
Andean Swallow (Haplochelidon andecola)
____ (Haplochelidon andecola oroyae)
____ (Haplochelidon andecola andecola)
Atticora
White-banded Swallow (Atticora fasciata)
Black-collared Swallow (Atticora melanoleuca)
Neochelidon
White-thighed Swallow (Neochelidon tibialis)
____ (Neochelidon tibialis minima)
____ (Neochelidon tibialis griseiventris)
____ (Neochelidon tibialis tibialis)
Stelgidopteryx
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) by Ray
____ (Stelgidopteryx serripennis serripennis)
____ (Stelgidopteryx serripennis psammochrous)
____ (Stelgidopteryx serripennis fulvipennis)
____ (Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi)
____ (Stelgidopteryx serripennis stuarti)
____ (Stelgidopteryx serripennis burleighi)
Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) by Ian
____ (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis decolor)
____ (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis uropygialis)
____ (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis aequalis)
____ (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis ruficollis)
Alopochelidon
Tawny-headed Swallow (Alopochelidon fucata)
Hirundo
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) by Dan  – Video
____ (Hirundo rustica rustica)
____ (Hirundo rustica transitiva)
____ (Hirundo rustica savignii)
____ (Hirundo rustica gutturalis)
____ (Hirundo rustica tytleri)
____ (Hirundo rustica saturata)
____ (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster)
Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida) – Video
____ (Hirundo lucida lucida)
____ (Hirundo lucida subalaris)
____ (Hirundo lucida rothschildi)
Angola Swallow (Hirundo angolensis) – Video
Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) by CFrancis – Video by TomT
____ (Hirundo tahitica javanica)
____ (Hirundo tahitica namiyei)
____ (Hirundo tahitica frontalis)
____ (Hirundo tahitica albescens)
____ (Hirundo tahitica ambiens)
____ (Hirundo tahitica subfusca)
____ (Hirundo tahitica tahitica)
Hill Swallow (Hirundo domicola)
Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) – Video by Nick
____ (Hirundo neoxena carteri)
____ (Hirundo neoxena neoxena)
White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) – Video by KeithB
Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica) – Video
____ (Hirundo aethiopica aethiopica)
____ (Hirundo aethiopica amadoni)
Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) by Ian  – Video
____ (Hirundo smithii smithii)
____ (Hirundo smithii filifera)
Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea)
White-bibbed Swallow (Hirundo nigrita)  – Video
Pied-winged Swallow (Hirundo leucosoma)
White-tailed Swallow (Hirundo megaensis)
Black-and-rufous Swallow (Hirundo nigrorufa)
Pearl-breasted Swallow (Hirundo dimidiata)
____ (Hirundo dimidiata marwitzi)
____ (Hirundo dimidiata dimidiata)
Ptyonoprogne
Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
Pale Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta)
____ (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta spatzi)
____ (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta presaharica)
____ (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta buchanani)
____ (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta obsoleta)
____ (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta arabica)
____ (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta perpallida)
____ (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta pallida)
Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) by Ian
____ (Ptyonoprogne fuligula pusilla)
____ (Ptyonoprogne fuligula bansoensis)
____ (Ptyonoprogne fuligula rufigula)
____ (Ptyonoprogne fuligula pretoriae)
____ (Ptyonoprogne fuligula anderssoni)
____ (Ptyonoprogne fuligula fuligula)
Dusky Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) ©WikiC
____ (Ptyonoprogne concolor concolor)
____ (Ptyonoprogne concolor sintaungensis)
Delichon
Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
____ (Delichon urbicum urbicum)
____ (Delichon urbicum meridionale)
____ (Delichon urbicum lagopodum)
Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus)
____ (Delichon dasypus cashmeriense)
____ (Delichon dasypus nigrimentale)
____ (Delichon dasypus dasypus)
Nepal House Martin (Delichon nipalense)
____ (Delichon nipalense nipalense)
____ (Delichon nipalense cuttingi)
Cecropis
Greater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata)
Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)
____ (Cecropis abyssinica puella)
____ (Cecropis abyssinica maxima)
____ (Cecropis abyssinica bannermani)
____ (Cecropis abyssinica abyssinica)
____ (Cecropis abyssinica unitatis)
____ (Cecropis abyssinica ampliformis)
Red-breasted Swallow (Cecropis semirufa)
____ (Cecropis semirufa gordoni)
____ (Cecropis semirufa semirufa)
Mosque Swallow (Cecropis senegalensis)
____ (Cecropis senegalensis senegalensis)
____ (Cecropis senegalensis saturatior)
____ (Cecropis senegalensis monteiri)
Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) by CFrancis
____ (Cecropis daurica daurica)
____ (Cecropis daurica japonica)
____ (Cecropis daurica nipalensis)
____ (Cecropis daurica erythropygia)
____ (Cecropis daurica rufula)
____ (Cecropis daurica melanocrissus)
____ (Cecropis daurica kumboensis)
____ (Cecropis daurica emini)
Sri Lanka Swallow (Cecropis hyperythra)
West African Swallow (Cecropis domicella)
Striated Swallow (Cecropis striolata) by Ian
____ (Cecropis striolata striolata)
____ (Cecropis striolata mayri)
____ (Cecropis striolata stanfordi)
____ (Cecropis striolata vernayi)
Rufous-bellied Swallow (Cecropis badia)
Petrochelidon
Red-throated Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula)
Preuss’s Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi)
Red Sea Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon perdita)
South African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera)
Forest Swallow (Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Streak-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola) by CFrancis
Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel) by Ian
Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) by Ian
____ (Petrochelidon nigricans timoriensis)
____ (Petrochelidon nigricans neglecta)
____ (Petrochelidon nigricans nigricans)
American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) – Video
____ (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota pyrrhonota)
____ (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota ganieri)
____ (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota hypopolia)
____ (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota tachina)
____ (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota minima)
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)  – Video
____ (Petrochelidon fulva pallida)
____ (Petrochelidon fulva citata)
____ (Petrochelidon fulva fulva)
____ (Petrochelidon fulva cavicola)
____ (Petrochelidon fulva poeciloma)
____ (Petrochelidon fulva puertoricensis)
Chestnut-collared Swallow (Petrochelidon rufocollaris)
____ (Petrochelidon rufocollaris aequatorialis)
____ (Petrochelidon rufocollaris rufocollaris)
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