Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) - HBW 9, p. 667
French: Hirondelle à gorge blanche
German: Weißkehlschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina Gorgiblanca
Taxonomy: Hirundo albigularis Strickland, 1849, Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
Forms a superspecies with H. rustica, H. lucida, H. angolensis, H. tahitica, H. neoxena and H. aethiopica. Birds in N of range sometimes separated as race ambigua on basis of smaller wings and tail, but variation clinal. Monotypic.
Distribution: Botswana and Zimbabwe E to S Malawi and S to S South Africa (except NW); has bred Zambia and Namibia (possibly regular); single breeding report from C Angola requires confirmation. In non-breeding season also N to NC Angola and SE DRCongo and W to Namibian coast.
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Bird sitting on a perch, singing & flying off Locality Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Roland Bischoff 15 November 2010 1 year ago 39 sec 4.9 -
A bird on a stem, looking for a prey Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 14 October 2004 7 years ago 19 sec 4.7 -
An adult perched on a wire fence and preening Locality Darling, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 25 September 2002 37 weeks ago 11 sec 3.7 -
An adult briefly preening before flying away Locality Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 3 October 2002 33 weeks ago 8 sec 3 -
An adult preening itself on a telephone cable Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 5 October 2002 9 years ago 25 sec 2.6
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