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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesHirundinidaePetrochelidon

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

EXEWCRENVUNTLC▲

Assessed in 2025.

NatureServe

G5 Secure

G1G2G3G4G5▲

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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