Passeriformes / Hirundinidae / Petrochelidon

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Petrochelidon fulva cavicola

Cuba including Isla de la Juventud; now breeds southern Florida (since 1980s)
Petrochelidon fulva citata

southern Mexico (northern Yucatan Peninsula and interior valley of Chiapas)
Petrochelidon fulva fulva

Hispaniola including Gonâve Island
Petrochelidon fulva pallida

New Mexico and southern Texas (USA) and northeastern Mexico (Tamaulipas)
Petrochelidon fulva poeciloma

Jamaica
Petrochelidon fulva puertoricensis

Puerto Rico

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.