The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
- Sand martin, Riparia riparia
- Pale martin, Riparia diluta
- Grey-throated martin, Riparia chinensis
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Plain Martin --- D-12, Islamabad |
- Eurasian crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Pale crag martin, Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Dusky crag martin, Ptyonoprogne concolor
- Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
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Barn Swallow - Rawalpindi |
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Barn Swallow - Rawalpindi |
- Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii
- Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
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Red-Rumped Swallow - D-12, Islamabad |
- Streak-throated swallow, Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Common house martin, Delichon urbica
- Asian house martin, Delichon dasypus
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