Genus

Cliff Swallows and Allies

Petrochelidon

6 species in our catalog · found in 114 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
GenusPetrochelidon (Cliff Swallows and Allies)

Species in this group

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Petrochelidon nigricans

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Petrochelidon ariel

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Petrochelidon fulva

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Petrochelidon fluvicola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Petrochelidon spilodera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cliff Swallows and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~60%
	Cliff Swallow			~60%
2	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~60%
	Tree Martin			~60%
3	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~50%
	Fairy Martin			~40%
	Tree Martin			~20%
4	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~50%
	Tree Martin			~50%
5	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~40%
	Tree Martin			~40%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
6	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~30%
	Tree Martin			~30%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
7	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~30%
	Tree Martin			~30%
8	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~30%
	Cliff Swallow			~30%
9	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~20%
	Cliff Swallow			~20%
10	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~20%
	Tree Martin			~20%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
11	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~20%
	Cliff Swallow			~20%
12	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~20%
	Tree Martin			~20%
13	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Cliff Swallow			~20%
14	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 6	~20%
	Cave Swallow			~20%
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Cliff Swallow			~20%
16	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 6	~20%
	Cave Swallow			~20%
17	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~20%
	Cliff Swallow			~20%
18	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Tree Martin			~10%
19	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
20	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~10%
	Tree Martin			~10%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
21	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
22	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
23	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~10%
	Tree Martin			~10%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
24	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
25	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
26	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Streak-throated Swallow			~10%
27	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~10%
	Tree Martin			~10%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
28	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
29	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
30	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
31	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
32	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
33	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
34	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~10%
	Tree Martin			~10%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
35	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Tree Martin			~10%
36	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 6	~10%
	Cave Swallow			~10%
37	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Fairy Martin			~10%
38	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
39	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
40	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
41	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~10%
	Tree Martin			<5%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
42	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
43	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
44	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
45	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Tree Martin			<5%
46	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
47	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
48	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
49	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
50	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Tree Martin			<5%
51	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
52	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
53	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
54	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
55	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
56	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
57	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
58	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 6	<5%
	South African Swallow			<5%
59	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
60	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
61	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
62	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Tree Martin			<5%
63	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
64	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
65	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	<5%
	Tree Martin			<5%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
66	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
67	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
68	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
69	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
70	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
71	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	<5%
	Tree Martin			<5%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
72	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 6	<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
73	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
74	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
75	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
76	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
77	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
78	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
79	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
80	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
81	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
82	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
83	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
84	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
85	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
86	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
87	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
88	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	<5%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
	Tree Martin			<5%
89	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
90	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
91	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
92	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
93	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Tree Martin			<5%
94	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
95	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
96	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
97	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
98	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
99	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
100	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
101	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
102	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
103	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
104	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
105	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
106	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
107	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
108	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
109	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
110	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
111	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
112	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
113	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
114	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~30%
	Tree Martin			~30%
2	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 6	~30%
	Cliff Swallow			~30%
3	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~20%
	Tree Martin			~20%
	Fairy Martin			~10%
4	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 6	~20%
	Cave Swallow			~20%
5	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 6	~10%
	Cave Swallow			~10%
6	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
7	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
8	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~10%
	Fairy Martin			~10%
	Tree Martin			<5%
9	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 6	~10%
	Cave Swallow			~10%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
10	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
11	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
12	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
13	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Streak-throated Swallow			~10%
14	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
15	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
16	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Streak-throated Swallow			~10%
17	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
18	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
19	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
20	Ranchi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Streak-throated Swallow			~10%
21	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Tree Martin			~10%
22	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
23	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
24	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Cliff Swallow			~10%
25	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	<5%
	Fairy Martin			<5%
	Tree Martin			<5%
26	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
27	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
28	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
29	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
30	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
31	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
32	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
33	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
34	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
35	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
36	Ludhiana	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
37	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
38	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
39	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
40	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
41	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
42	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
43	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
44	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
45	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 6	<5%
	Cave Swallow			<5%
46	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
47	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
48	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
49	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
50	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
51	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
52	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
53	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
54	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
55	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
56	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
57	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
58	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Streak-throated Swallow			<5%
59	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%
60	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 6	<5%
	Cliff Swallow			<5%

Cliff Swallows and Allies

Species in this group

Cliff Swallow

Tree Martin

Fairy Martin

Cave Swallow

Streak-throated Swallow

South African Swallow

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Cliff Swallows and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked