
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
6 Ergebnisse in Nordkap
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Barn Swallow: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Selbst fahren
Eigenes Fahrzeug, eigenes Tempo, auf den Straßen des Parks.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Art
Hirundo rustica
Nachweise
2 243
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Barn Swallow auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Barn Swallow at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
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. 6 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have 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".