White-throated Swallow
Hirundo albigularisStrickland, HE, 1849
English (US) White-throated Swallow
The White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Angola to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, and South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hirundo albigularis
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-throated Swallow
- Described by
- Strickland, HE, 1849
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Strickland, HE, 1849
- Type locality
- South Africa = Cape Peninsula.
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology 2 p."17-4" pl.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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