White-throated Swallow

This is a bird of open country and grassland, with a preference for highlands and nearby water. It is often found around man-made structures. The White-throated Swallow builds a bowl-shaped mud nest with a soft lining of grass or hair. It is usually near or over water, and is built on a ledge under an overhang on a rock face or on a man-made structure such as a building, dam wall, culvert or bridge. Uninhabited buildings are preferred to houses. The nest may be reused for subsequent broods or in later years.

The White-throated Swallow is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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The White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) is a swallow which breeds in southern Africa from Angola and Zambia southwards to the Cape in South Africa. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Angola, Zambia and southern Zaire. This is a bird of open country and grassland, with a preference for highlands and nearby water. It is often found around man-made structures. The White-throated Swallow builds a bowl-shaped mud nest with a soft lining of grass or hair. More

* White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis * Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica * Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii * White-throated Blue Swallow Hirundo nigrita * Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma * White-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis More

Distribution of White-throated swallow in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2. More

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White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis = The White-throated Swallow is a Southern African bird that belongs to the Hirundinidae bird family group which includes birds such as Hirundinidae. The description for the White-throated Swallow (Latin name Hirundo albigularis) can be found in the 7th Edition of the Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. More

White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis = Described by: Strickland (1849) Alternate common name(s): Little Blue Swallow, West African Swallow, White-chinned Swallow Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs South Africa - Oct, 2001 More

also a picture of the White-throated Swallow on page 816. The White-throated Swallow belongs to the family of birds classified as Hirundinidae. The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. The basic information was provided by the Avian Demographic Unit based at UCT and I created the maps from that information ... More

White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis WT33345 WT33349 Nylsvley, South Africa; Jan 2008 (2) WT13824 WT13826 Wakkerstroom, South Africa; Oct 2006 (2) WT04030 WT04033 WT10490 Wakkerstroom, South Africa; Oct 2005 (2) More

White-throated Swallow, Hirundo albigularis Hirundinidae (SWALLOWS) White-throated Swallow, Hirundo albigularis This photo was taken in: South Africa This photo was taken with: Canon EOS 10D Notes on this photo: West Coast NP, SA, 11-29-04 The photo was taken by: Bob Hawkins , South Africa reports Reports from birdtours.co. More