Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo.
Vagrant to Chad.
Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, north-eastern Guinea and southern Mali east to Nigeria, Cameroon and south-western and southern Central African Republic, also north-western and north-eastern DRCongo.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Preuss's Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi) [XC719372]
by Mike Nelson from Cape Coast - Twifo Praso Road, Ghana (call)
Preuss's Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi) [XC301464]
by Rolf A. de By from coastal plains between Elmina and Komenda, Ghana (call, calls)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus often merged with Hirundo, but DNA studies support retention of separate taxa. Forms a superspecies with Red-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula), and has been considered conspecific, but distinct plumage differences exist between them.