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title: "Arielschwalbe"
description: "Petrochelidon ariel — Vögel. The fairy martin (Petrochelidon ariel) is a member of the swallow family of passerine birds which breeds in Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/fairy-martin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Arielschwalbe

> Petrochelidon ariel — Vögel. The fairy martin (Petrochelidon ariel) is a member of the swallow family of passerine birds which breeds in Australia.

- Scientific name: *Petrochelidon ariel*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2011
- Wikidata: [Q2225257](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2225257)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144805](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144805)

## Names

- en: Fairy Martin
- de: Arielschwalbe
- es: Golondrina Ariel
- fr: Hirondelle ariel
- nl: Feezwaluw
- pl: Jaskółka aborygeńska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1865)

## Summary

The fairy martin (Petrochelidon ariel) is a member of the swallow family of passerine birds which breeds in Australia. It is migratory wintering through most of Australia, with some birds reaching New Guinea and Indonesia. It is increasingly a wanderer to New Zealand, where it may have bred. This species is frequently placed in the genus Hirundo  as Hirundo ariel.
This is a bird of open country near water, and is usually seen near its nest sites in cliffs, culverts or bridges.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_martin

## Photo

![Arielschwalbe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fairy-martin/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251754336

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fairy-martin?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).