Belongs within: Sylviida.
Contains: Psalidoprocne, Delichon, Cecropis, Petrochelidon, Hirundo, Riparia.
The Hirundinidae contain the swallows and martins, highly aerial insectivorous birds found worldwide. Swallows have long, pointed wings, and most can only walk with some difficulty. The river martins of the subfamily Pseudochelidoninae have more robust legs and bills than the other swallows in the Hirundininae.
Characters (Austin 1961): Small, about 10–23 cm long; body small, plumage compact. Bill small, triangular; gape wide; facial bristles present. Bronchial rings incompletely developed. Wings with nine primaries. Tail with twelve feathers.
<==Hirundinidae [Hirundia]
|--+--Eurochelidon sirintaraeJT12
| `--Pseudochelidon Hartlaub 1861BKB15, B94 [Pseudochelidoninae]
| |--P. eurystominaBKB15
| `--P. sirintaraeJF06
`--HirundininaeB94
|--PsalidoprocneBKB15
`--+--+--+--Cheramoeca leucosternus (Gould 1841)BKB15, L03 (see below for synonymy)
| | `--Pseudhirundo griseopygaBKB15 [=Hirundo griseopygaJF06]
| `--+--+--DelichonBKB15
| | `--+--CecropisBKB15
| | `--PetrochelidonBKB15
| `--+--HirundoBKB15
| `--Ptyonoprogne Reichenbach 1850BKB15, B94
| | i. s.: P. obsoletaAP21
| |--P. rupestrisBKB15 [=Hirundo rupestrisJT12]
| `--+--P. concolorBKB15 [=Hirundo concolorJT12]
| `--P. fuligulaBKB15 [=Hirundo fuligulaJT12]
| |--P. f. fuligulaL03
| |--‘Hirundo’ f. buchanani (Hartert 1921) [=Riparia obsoleta buchanani]L03
| |--‘Hirundo’ f. perpallida Vaurie 1951 [=H. obsoleta perpallida]L03
| `--‘Hirundo’ f. presaharica Vaurie 1953 [=H. obsoleta presaharica]L03
`--+--PhedinaBKB15
| |--P. borbonicaBKB15
| `--P. brazzaeBKB15
`--+--+--RipariaBKB15
| `--Tachycineta Cabanis 1850BKB15, S05
| | i. s.: T. leucopygaAP21
| |--+--T. bicolor (Vieillot 1807)BKB15, S05 [=Hirundo bicolorS05]
| | `--+--T. thalassinaBKB15
| | `--+--T. cyaneoviridisBKB15
| | `--T. euchryseaBKB15
| `--+--+--T. leucorrhoaBKB15
| | `--T. meyeniBKB15
| `--+--T. stolzmanniBKB15
| `--+--T. albilinea (Lawrence 1863)BKB15, L03 [=Petrochelidon albilineaL03]
| `--T. albiventer (Boddaert 1783)BKB15, L03 (see below for synonymy)
`--+--+--AtticoraBKB15
| | |--A. cyanoleucaSS66
| | |--A. fasciataBKB15
| | `--A. melanoleuca (Wied 1820)AP21, L03 [=Hirundo melanoleucaL03, Pygochelidon melanoleucaBKB15]
| `--NotiochelidonAP21
| | i. s.: N. pileataAP21 [=Atticora pileataJF06]
| |--N. cyanoleuca (Vieillot 1817)AP21, L03 [=Pygochelidon cyanoleucaJF06]
| | |--N. c. cyanoleuca [incl. Hirundo minuta Wied 1821]L03
| | `--N. c. peruviana (Chapman 1922) [=Pygochelidon patagonica peruviana]L03
| `--+--+--N. flavipes (Chapman 1922)AP21, L03 [=Pygochelidon flavipesL03, Orochelidon flavipesBKB15]
| | `--Alopochelidon fucataBKB15 [=Stelgidopteryx fucataJF06]
| `--+--Haplochelidon andecolaAP21 [=Hirundo andecolaJF06, Orochelidon andecolaBKB15]
| `--N. murinaAP21 [=Orochelidon murinaBKB15]
`--+--StelgidopteryxBKB15
| |--S. ridgwayiS18
| |--S. ruficollis (Vieillot 1817)L03
| | |--S. r. ruficollis [incl. Hirundo jugularis Wied 1820]L03
| | |--S. r. fulvipennisFS55
| | `--S. r. uropygialis (Lawrence 1863) [=Cotyle uropygialis]L03
| `--S. serripennisBKB15
`--Progne Boie 1826BKB15, B94 [Progninae]
| i. s.: P. purpureaF43
|--P. tapera (Linné 1766)BKB15, L03 (see below for synonymy)
`--+--P. subisBKB15
`--+--+--P. cryptoleucaBKB15
| `--P. dominicensisBKB15
`--+--+--P. chalybeaBKB15
| `--P. sinaloaeJT12
`--+--P. elegansBKB15
`--+--P. modestaBKB15
`--P. murphyi Chapman 1925JT12, L03 [=P. modesta murphyiL03]
Hirundinidae incertae sedis:
IridoprocneA61
|--I. albilineaE52
`--I. bicolorA61
Phaeoprogne taperaE52
|--P. t. taperaE52
`--P. t. fuscaE52
Chelidonaria urbica Linnaeus 1758 [=Chelidon urbica]S05
Neochelidon tibialisAP21 [=Atticora tibialisJF06]
|--N. t. tibialisL03
|--N. t. griseiventris Chapman 1924L03
`--N. t. minima Chapman 1924 [=N. tibialis minimus]L03
Cheramoeca leucosternus (Gould 1841)BKB15, L03 [=Hirundo leucosternusWS48; incl. C. leucosternum marngli Mathews 1912L03, C. leucosternum stonei Mathews 1912L03]
Progne tapera (Linné 1766)BKB15, L03 [incl. Phaeoprogne tapera immaculata Chapman 1912L03, Hirundo pascuum Wied 1830L03]
Tachycineta albiventer (Boddaert 1783)BKB15, L03 [=Hirundo albiventerL03, Iridoprocne albiventerL03; incl. Hirundo aequatorialis Lawrence 1866L03, H. aequitorialisL03]
*Type species of generic name indicated
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