General names
This list should be regarded as being 'in beta'. Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pronunciation still needs fine-tuning. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Mongolian term for 'swallow' is Хараацай kharaatsai.
Regularised names:
In the 2007 regularised names, every genus has its own individual name. The Mongolian genera of the Hirundinidae are treated as follows:
| Genus | Old | New |
| Riparia (Sand Martins) | Хараацай kharaatsai | Эргийнхараацай erginkharaatsai
'cliff swallow' |
| Hirundo (Swallows) Mongolian list includes Cecropis |
Хараацай kharaatsai | Алтанхараацай altankharaatsai 'golden swallow' |
| Ptynoprogne (Crag Martins) | Хараацай kharaatsai | Хараацгай kharaatsgai |
| Delichon (House Martins) | Хараацай kharaatsai | Хараацай kharaatsai |
Aside from two amalgamated forms, the new names include Хараацгай kharaatsgai, which is not found in most dictionaries.
Species names
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| Riparia | |||||||
Riparia riparia |
Collared sand martin Sand martin Bank swallow Береговая ласточка, Береговушка |
Элсэг эргийнхараацай elseg erginkharaatsai 'sandpiper cliff swallow' |
Эргийн хараацай ergin kharaatsai 'cliff swallow' Элсэн хараацай elsen kharaatsai 'sandpiper swallow' |
崖沙燕 'cliff sand swallow' |
ショウドウツバメ (小洞燕) shōdō tsubame 'small hole swallow' |
갈색제비 gal-saek-jebi 'brown-coloured swallow' |
Жар қарлығашы |
| Hirundo | |||||||
| Hirundo rustica |
Barn swallow House swallow Swallow Деревенская ласточка, Ласточка-касатка |
Асрын алтанхараацай asryn altan-kharaatsai 'tower gold-swallow' |
Асрын хараацай asryn kharaatsai 'tower swallow' |
家燕 'house swallow' |
ツバメ (燕) tsubame 'swallow' |
제비 jebi 'swallow' |
Қыстау қарлығашы |
| Ptyonoprogne | |||||||
| Ptyonoprogne rupestris Hirundo rupestris |
Eurasian crag martin Eurasian crag-martin Crag martin Скальная ласточка, Горная ласточка |
Харагчин хараацгай kharagchin kharaatsgai 'wagtail kharaatsgai' |
Харагчин хараацай kharagchin kharaatsai 'wagtail swallow' |
岩燕 'rock swallow' |
ガケツバメ (崖燕) gake tsubame 'cliff swallow' |
바위산제비 bawi-san-jebi 'craggy-mountain swallow' |
Құз қарлығашы |
| Delichon | |||||||
| Delichon urbicum Delichon urbica |
Northern house martin Northern house-martin Common house martin House martin Городская ласточка, Воронок |
Хүрээний хараацай khüreeni kharaatsai 'wall/fence swallow' |
Хүрээний хараацай khüreeni kharaatsai 'wall/fence swallow' |
毛脚燕 'hair-leg swallow' or 白腹毛脚燕 'white-breasted hair-leg swallow' (Alternative in 1) |
ニシイワツバメ (西岩燕) nishi iwa tsubame 'Western rock swallow' |
흰턱제비 huin-teok-jebi 'white-chinned swallow' |
Қала қарлығашы |
| Delichon dasypus |
Asian house martin Asian house-martin Восточный воронок |
Цармын хараацай tsarmyn kharatsai 'mountain-hollow swallow' |
烟腹毛脚燕 'smoky bellied hair-leg swallow' |
イワツバメ (岩燕) iwa tsubame 'rock swallow' |
흰털발제비 huin-teol-bal-jebi 'white hair-legged swallow' |
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| Cecropis | |||||||
| Cecropis daurica Hirundo daurica |
Red-rumped swallow Golden-rumped swallow Рыжепоясничная ласточка |
Монгол алтанхараацай Mongol altan-kharaatsai 'Mongolian golden-swallow' |
Монгол хараацай Mongol kharaatsai 'Mongolian swallow' |
金腰燕 'golden-rumped swallow' |
コシアカツバメ (腰赤燕) koshi-aka tsubame 'red-rumped swallow' |
귀제비 gwi-jebi 'returning? swallow' |
Секпілтөс қарлығаш |
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