Birds of the World

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Genus: Hirundo (15 species)


Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica aethiopica) Range: AF: ne, c Waza National Park, Cameroon
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White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) Range: AF: Botswana and Zimbabwe to s South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
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Angola Swallow (Hirundo angolensis) Range: AF: Gabon, w Angola, c, e DRCongo to Uganda, w Kenya, Tanzania, n Malawi and n Zambia Omurwera, Uganda
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Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea) Vulnerable Range: AF: patchily from se DR Congo and c Tanzania to e South Africa Nyika National Park, Malawi
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Pearl-breasted Swallow (Hirundo dimidiata) Range: AF: s, sc South Africa
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Hill Swallow (Hirundo domicola) Range: OR: s India and Sri Lanka


Pied-winged Swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) Range: AF: Senegal and Gambia to Nigeria The Gambia
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Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida) Range: AF: c, w, ne Makasutu, The Gambia
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White-tailed Swallow (Hirundo megaensis) Vulnerable Range: AF: montane sc Ethiopia Liben Plains, Ethiopia
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Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena neoxena) Range: AU: Australia, Tasmania, Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (e of Australia), New Zealand and n outlying is. Peter Murrell Reserve, Tasmania, Australia
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White-bibbed Swallow (Hirundo nigrita) Range: AF: Sierra Leone to w Uganda, s DRCongo and n Angola Loango National Park, Gabon
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Black-and-rufous Swallow (Hirundo nigrorufa) Immature Range: AF: wc Angola through s DRCongo to e Zambia Chitunta Plain, Zambia
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) Range: Worldwide: Eurasia and North America Ceiba de Orotina, Costa Rica
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) Immature Range: Worldwide: Eurasia and North America Isla San Andres, Colombia
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A widespread migratory species.


Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii smithii) Range: AF, OR: widespread Uganda
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Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica javanica) Range: OR, AU, PO: se Asia to New Guinea and Society Is. (e Polynesia) Pak Thale, Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba