Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Angolan Swallow (Hirundo angolensis) - HBW 9, p. 666
French: Hirondelle de l’Angola
German: Angolaschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina Angoleña
Taxonomy: Hirundo angolensis Bocage, 1868, Huíla, Angola.
Forms a superspecies with H. rustica, H. lucida, H. tahitica, H. neoxena, H. albigularis and H. aethiopica; has been considered conspecific with H. lucida. E African birds described as race arcticincta, tending to be paler below and to have deeper tail-fork, but differences not constant and biometrics intergrade with those of adjacent populations. Monotypic.
Distribution: W Gabon, S PRCongo and W Angola; C, NE & E DRCongo, Uganda and W Kenya S to N & NW Zambia, N, W & E Tanzania and N Malawi; and NE Namibia (Caprivi Strip).
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Two birds on a roof, preening Locality Entebbe, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 September 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
Two birds on a floor lamp Locality Mweya Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 6 years ago 26 sec 4.1 -
Two birds on a branch, preening Locality Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 September 2006 5 years ago 30 sec 4 -
Two birds resting on a beam, one of them scratching its bill Locality Mweya Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 6 years ago 27 sec 4 -
Two birds perched on an electric tower, one of them preening Locality Kibale National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 September 2006 6 years ago 27 sec 3.8 -
Birds resting under a metal roof Locality Akagera National Park, East Province, Rwanda
Pascal Vagner 4 March 2013 5 weeks ago 22 sec 3.5
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Immature bird
Locality Sango Bay, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Steven W. Evans 25 May 2010 36 weeks ago 3.6 -
Bird sitting on the building
Locality Kibale National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Arti 12 February 2011 1 year ago 3.3 -
One of many birds perched (and nesting?) in building.
Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Tom Tarrant 30 December 2005 3 years ago 3
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