Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: White-throated Swallow

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 © Harold Stiver  Cape Flats Wastewater Works, Strandfontein, South Africa - Nov 7, 2004 © Andy Balinsky  Cape Flats Wastewater Works, Strandfontein, South Africa - Nov 7, 2004 © Andy Balinsky 
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Range

S. Africa;
Two populations;
Botswana, Zimbabwe e. to s. Malawi, and s. to Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Mozambique to s. South Africa. Has bred in Zambia and possibly breeds regularly in Namibia.
Disperses in the non-breeding season n. to nc. Angola, se. Zaire and w. to coastal Namibia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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