
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world.
Most records Nov to Mar
When Barn Swallow sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 2,243 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Barn Swallow is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,243 records, iNaturalist
1 resultaat in Limpopo
Beplan 'n reis
Spesie
Hirundo rustica
Aantekeninge
2 243
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Barn Swallow op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
The Barn Swallow is most recorded in Western Cape (34% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (24% of records), Mpumalanga (11% of records), based on 2 243 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in Limpopo has recorded the Barn Swallow on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Barn Swallow peak from Nov to Mar, based on 2 243 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In Anglophone Europe it is just called the swallow; in Northern Europe it is the only common species called a "swallow" rather than a "martin".