page_title: List of birds of Andhra Pradesh
section_title: Swallows and martins
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Andhra Pradesh / Swallows and martins
caption_attribution_description: English: Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
context_page_description: The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has about 484 bird species within its political boundary. This following list of birds is based on the taxonomic treatment of Clements's 6th edition but includes recent revisions. The rose-ringed parakeet is the state bird of Andhra Pradesh.
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae
  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. There are 75 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in India and 7 species in Andhra Pradesh.
  Grey-throated sand-martin, Riparia chinensis (Usually treated under brown-throated martin, Riparia paludicola)
  Dusky crag-martin, Ptyonoprogne concolor
  Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
  Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii
  Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
  Streak-throated swallow, Hirundo fluvicola
  Asian house martin, Delichon dasypus
caption: Paddy-field pipit
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