Bird group
Martins and Swallows
92 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.
The African Red-rumped Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers,…
The African River Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of the lower Congo and coastal Gabon river region. It catches flies,…
The Andean Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Angola Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Asian House-Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Bahama Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of the Bahamas. It catches flies, beetles, and other small insects on the…
The Banded Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the species'…
The Bank Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It catches flies, beetles, and…
The Barn Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of broad Holarctic breeding areas with African, Asian, and American wintering…
The Black Sawwing is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the species'…
The Black-and-rufous Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Black-capped Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of the Caribbean. It catches flies, beetles, and other small insects…
The Black-collared Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and…
The Blue-and-white Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and…
The Brazza's Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Brown-bellied Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Brown-chested Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Caribbean Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of the Caribbean. It catches flies, beetles, and other small insects on…
The Cave Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Cuba and nearby Caribbean islands. It catches flies, beetles, and other…
The Chestnut-collared Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across…
The Chilean Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Cliff Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of North American woodland, open country, cliffs, wetlands, and towns. It…
The Congo Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Cuban Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Cuba and nearby Caribbean islands. It catches flies, beetles, and other…
The Dusky Crag-Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Eastern Red-rumped Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across…
The Ethiopian Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Eurasian Crag-Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It catches flies,…
The European Red-rumped Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It catches flies,…
The Fairy Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It catches flies, beetles, and…
The Fanti Sawwing is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Forest Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the species'…
The Galapagos Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of the Galapagos Islands. It catches flies, beetles, and other small…
The Golden Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Hispaniola. It catches flies, beetles, and other small insects on the…
The Gray-breasted Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Gray-rumped Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Gray-throated Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Greater Striped Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Hill Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the species'…
The Lesser Striped Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Madagascar Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean islands. It catches flies,…
The Mangrove Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Mascarene Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean islands. It catches flies,…
The Montane Blue Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Mosque Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the species'…
The Mountain Sawwing is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Nepal House-Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of the Himalayas and adjacent foothill forests. It catches flies,…
The Northern Rough-winged Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands…
The Pacific Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the species'…
The Pale Crag-Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Pale Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the species'…
The Pale-footed Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Pearl-breasted Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Peruvian Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Pied-winged Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and…
The Plain Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the species'…
The Preuss's Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open…
The Purple Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of North American woodland, open country, cliffs, wetlands, and towns. It…
The Red Sea Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and nearby dry mountains. It catches…
The Red-chested Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Red-throated Crag-Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Red-throated Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Rufous-bellied Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Rufous-chested Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Siberian House-Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Sinaloa Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Mexico and Central America. It catches flies, beetles, and other small…
The South African Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of southern African open country and rocky hills. It catches flies,…
The Southern Crag-Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Southern Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the species'…
The Southern Rough-winged Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands…
The Square-tailed Sawwing is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Sri Lanka Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Streak-throated Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Tahiti Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Tahiti and nearby Society Islands. It catches flies, beetles, and other…
The Tawny-headed Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The Tree Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It catches flies, beetles, and…
The Tree Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of North American woodland, open country, cliffs, wetlands, and towns. It…
The Tumbes Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Violet-green Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of North American woodland, open country, cliffs, wetlands, and…
The Welcome Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It catches flies, beetles,…
The Western House-Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It catches flies,…
The White-backed Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The White-banded Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The White-eyed River Martin is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of large river systems of Thailand and nearby mainland Southeast…
The White-headed Sawwing is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The White-rumped Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The White-tailed Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and…
The White-thighed Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The White-throated Blue Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across…
The White-throated Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
The White-winged Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of Central and South American forests, wetlands, grasslands, and open…
The Wire-tailed Swallow is an aerial insect-eating swallow or martin of open skies, wetlands, cliffs, towns, and grasslands across the…
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