NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Red-throated Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon rufigula (Barboza du Bocage, 1878)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The red-throated cliff swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula), also known as the red-throated swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Gabon, and Zambia.
Wikipedia contributors, Red-throated cliff swallow; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:31:25.529688+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Petrochelidon rufigula (Barboza du Bocage, 1878)
- Name authority
- (Barboza du Bocage, 1878)
- Common name
- Red-throated Cliff Swallow
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Petrochelidon
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyHirundinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusPetrochelidon Cabanis, 1851
- speciesPetrochelidon rufigula (Barboza du Bocage, 1878)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Petrochelidon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola (Blyth, 1855) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans (Vieillot, 1817) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-collared SwallowPetrochelidon rufocollaris (Peale, 1849) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| South African Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon spilodera (Sundevall, 1850) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Preuss's Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon preussi (Reichenow, 1898) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel (Gould, 1842) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva (Vieillot, 1808) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red Sea Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon perdita (Fry & D. A. Smith, 1985) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hirundo rufigula Barboza du Bocage, 1878 Barboza du Bocage, 1878 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916680 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4FDYW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.