Streak-throated Swallow

Petrochelidon fluvicola (Blyth, 1855)

11 cmLength9.7 gWeight

The streak-throated swallow or the Indian cliff swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola) is a passerine bird, which includes a large number of other species including many swallows.

Busiest months: January · Most records: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January · Most records: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Streak-throated Swallow has been recorded at 161 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Hoskote / Hosakote KereIndia735 records
GKVK CampusIndia701 records
Hessaraghatta KereIndia637 records

More places

Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana NPIndia525 records
Yelahanka KereIndia473 records
Budhera Water Treatment PlantIndia351 records
Ranganathittu Bird SanctuaryIndia322 records
Asan Conservation ReserveIndia245 records
ChanduIndia238 records
Ameenpur Lake, HyderabadIndia223 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India Pakistan Sri Lanka Bangladesh United Arab Emirates Kuwait Türkiye Oman

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The streak-throated swallow or the Indian cliff swallow (Petrochelidon fluvicola) is a passerine bird, which includes a large number of other species including many swallows. It is native of South Asia where it is a breeder, year-round resident or winter visitor in the countries of Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It occurs as a vagrant in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and the Middle East.

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