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Petrochelidon nigricans · Family Hirundinidae
Petrochelidon nigricans
Family Hirundinidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 373,051
- Countries and territories with records
- 14
About this species
This species has 373,051 occurrence records from 14 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.6% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.34% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Petrochelidon nigricans combines the genus name Petrochelidon with the species epithet nigricans. The Warbla app catalog lists 9 species of the genus Petrochelidon; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, Petrochelidon ariel and Petrochelidon fulva.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 83 species of the family Hirundinidae. This species ranks 16th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Hirundo rustica. Its record count is 62.2% of the family average (600,011). The family Hirundinidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.