Petrochelidon

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hirundinidae – swallow species, widely dispersed, but not in eastern Asia or Europe.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri – suborder; Passerida – infraorder; Sylvioidea – superfamily; Hirundinidae – family; Hirundininae – subfamily

• (genus): Petrochelidon ariel (fairy martin), Petrochelidon fluvicola (streak-throated swallow), Petrochelidon fulva (cave swallow), Petrochelidon nigricans (tree martin), Petrochelidon perdita (Red Sea cliff swallow), Petrochelidon preussi (Preuss's cliff swallow), Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (American cliff swallow), Petrochelidon rufigula (red-throated cliff swallow), Petrochelidon rufocollaris (chestnut-collared swallow), Petrochelidon spilodera (South African cliff swallow) – species

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