American Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Hirundinidae |
| Genus | Petrochelidon |
| Species | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Oklahoma.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Oklahoma
Counties
- Oklahoma
- Caddo
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2025.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5B Secure (breeding)
- Canada
- N5B Secure (breeding)
Subnational ranks
- Iowa
- S5B Secure (breeding), S5N Secure (non-breeding)
- Kentucky
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Maryland
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Vermont
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- Missouri
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNRB (breeding)
- RI
- SHB (breeding)
- Montana
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- Louisiana
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- Washington
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- DE
- S2B Imperiled (breeding)
- South Dakota
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- Tennessee
- S4 Apparently Secure
- District of Columbia
- S2N Imperiled (non-breeding), SHB (breeding)
- Pennsylvania
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- South Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Florida
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Ohio
- S3 Vulnerable
- Nevada
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- Wisconsin
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- NH
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Wyoming
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- NE
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding), S4N Apparently Secure (non-breeding)
- Alaska
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- ND
- SNRB (breeding)
- Connecticut
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- New Mexico
- S5B Secure (breeding), S5N Secure (non-breeding)
- Colorado
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- NN
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Idaho
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- ME
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Indiana
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Minnesota
- SNRB (breeding)
- North Carolina
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- Texas
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- Massachusetts
- S2 Imperiled
- Virginia
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Kansas
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- New York
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- NJ
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding), S4N Apparently Secure (non-breeding)
- Utah
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- Alabama
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- California
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Arizona
- S5 Secure
- Oregon
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- SHB (breeding)
- Nunavut
- SUB (breeding)
- Ontario
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- Saskatchewan
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- Manitoba
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- Quebec
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Nova Scotia
- S2B Imperiled (breeding)
- New Brunswick
- S2B Imperiled (breeding)
- Alberta
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- Yukon
- S3B Vulnerable (breeding)
- Northwest Territories
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- British Columbia
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Hopla, C.E. & Love, J.E. 1984. The Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) as a Host for Ornithodoros concanensis (Acari: Argasidae) in Oklahoma, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology 21: 118–119.
How to cite this account
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2803. https://cavebiology.org/species/petrochelidon-pyrrhonota/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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