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This list is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011)

1. African River Martin   Pseudochelidon eurystomina
2. White-eyed River Martin   Pseudochelidon sirintarae
3. Square-tailed Saw-wing   Psalidoprocne nitens
4. Mountain Saw-wing   Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
5. White-headed Saw-wing   Psalidoprocne albiceps
6. Black Saw-wing   Psalidoprocne pristoptera
7. Fanti Saw-wing   Psalidoprocne obscura
8. Grey-rumped Swallow   Pseudhirundo griseopyga
9. White-backed Swallow   Cheramoeca leucosterna
10. Mascarene Martin   Phedina borbonica
11. Brazza’s Martin   Phedina brazzae
12. Brown-throated Martin   Riparia paludicola
13. Grey-throated Martin   Riparia chinensis
14. Congo Martin   Riparia congica
15. Sand Martin   Riparia riparia
16. Pale Martin   Riparia diluta
17. Banded Martin   Riparia cincta
18. Tree Swallow   Tachycineta bicolor
19. Mangrove Swallow   Tachycineta albilinea
20. Tumbes Swallow   Tachycineta stolzmanni
21. White-winged Swallow   Tachycineta albiventer
22. White-rumped Swallow   Tachycineta leucorrhoa
23. Chilean Swallow   Tachycineta leucopyga
24. Golden Swallow   Tachycineta euchrysea
25. Violet-green Swallow   Tachycineta thalassina
26. Bahama Swallow   Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
27. Purple Martin   Progne subis
28. Cuban Martin   Progne cryptoleuca
29. Caribbean Martin   Progne dominicensis
30. Sinaloa Martin   Progne sinaloae
31. Grey-breasted Martin   Progne chalybea
32. Galapagos Martin   Progne modesta
33. Peruvian Martin   Progne murphyi
34. Southern Martin   Progne elegans
35. Brown-chested Martin   Progne tapera
36. Blue-and-white Swallow   Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
37. Brown-bellied Swallow   Notiochelidon murina
38. Pale-footed Swallow   Notiochelidon flavipes
39. Black-capped Swallow   Notiochelidon pileata
40. Andean Swallow   Haplochelidon andecola
41. White-banded Swallow   Atticora fasciata
42. Black-collared Swallow   Atticora melanoleuca
43. White-thighed Swallow   Neochelidon tibialis
44. Northern Rough-winged Swallow   Stelgidopteryx serripennis
45. Southern Rough-winged Swallow   Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
46. Tawny-headed Swallow   Alopochelidon fucata
47. Barn Swallow   Hirundo rustica
48. Red-chested Swallow   Hirundo lucida
49. Angola Swallow   Hirundo angolensis
50. Pacific Swallow   Hirundo tahitica
51. Hill Swallow   Hirundo domicola
52. Welcome Swallow   Hirundo neoxena
53. White-throated Swallow   Hirundo albigularis
54. Ethiopian Swallow   Hirundo aethiopica
55. Wire-tailed Swallow   Hirundo smithii
56. Blue Swallow   Hirundo atrocaerulea
57. White-bibbed Swallow   Hirundo nigrita
58. Pied-winged Swallow   Hirundo leucosoma
59. White-tailed Swallow   Hirundo megaensis
60. Black-and-rufous Swallow   Hirundo nigrorufa
61. Pearl-breasted Swallow   Hirundo dimidiata
62. Eurasian Crag Martin   Ptyonoprogne rupestris
63. Pale Crag Martin   Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
64. Rock Martin   Ptyonoprogne fuligula
65. Dusky Crag Martin   Ptyonoprogne concolor
66. Common House Martin   Delichon urbicum
67. Asian House Martin   Delichon dasypus
68. Nepal House Martin   Delichon nipalense
69. Greater Striped Swallow   Cecropis cucullata
70. Lesser Striped Swallow   Cecropis abyssinica
71. Red-breasted Swallow   Cecropis semirufa
72. Mosque Swallow   Cecropis senegalensis
73. Red-rumped Swallow   Cecropis daurica
74. Sri Lanka Swallow   Cecropis hyperythra
75. West African Swallow   Cecropis domicella
76. Striated Swallow   Cecropis striolata
77. Rufous-bellied Swallow   Cecropis badia
78. Red-throated Cliff Swallow   Petrochelidon rufigula
79. Preuss’s Cliff Swallow   Petrochelidon preussi
80. Red Sea Cliff Swallow   Petrochelidon perdita
81. South African Cliff Swallow   Petrochelidon spilodera
82. Forest Swallow   Petrochelidon fuliginosa
83. Streak-throated Swallow   Petrochelidon fluvicola
84. Fairy Martin   Petrochelidon ariel
85. Tree Martin   Petrochelidon nigricans
86. American Cliff Swallow   Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
87. Cave Swallow   Petrochelidon fulva
88. Chestnut-collared Swallow   Petrochelidon rufocollaris