
Wire-tailed Swallow
The wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
Infos sur les espèces
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 806 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Wire-tailed Swallow is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
806 records, iNaturalist
Parcs où les hôtes ont observé l’espèce Wire-tailed Swallow
Hébergements engagés
À travers KwaZulu-Natal
Wire-tailed Swallow : espèce observée ici
Wire-tailed Swallow : espèce observée ici
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Wire-tailed Swallow : quand et où l’observer
Wire-tailed Swallow : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ithala Game Reserve and Weenen Game Reserve.
Meilleures heures de la journée
- Les premières heures après le lever du soleil, et la fin d’après-midi. Les oiseaux chantent et se nourrissent surtout à la fraîche.
- Midi. Plus calme, surtout par la chaleur d’été.
Liste rouge de l’UICN
Least Concern
Espèce
Hirundo smithii
Observations
806
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Questions des voyageurs
Une observation signifie qu’un hôte a vu l’espèce Wire-tailed Swallow sur place ou à proximité. Ce n’est jamais une garantie de la voir.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Wire-tailed Swallow in KwaZulu-Natal?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Wire-tailed Swallow at stays in or beside iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ithala Game Reserve and Weenen Game Reserve. 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.
Where can you see the Wire-tailed Swallow in South Africa?
The Wire-tailed Swallow is most recorded in Mpumalanga (46% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (30% of records), Limpopo (25% of records), based on 806 iNaturalist observations. 3 places to stay on Spekboom in KwaZulu-Natal have recorded the Wire-tailed Swallow on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Wire-tailed Swallow?
The Wire-tailed Swallow is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Ithala Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Weenen Game Reserve: year-round, dry winter Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the conservation status of the Wire-tailed Swallow?
The Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Wire-tailed Swallow?
The wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It has two subspecies: H. s. smithii, which occurs throughout Africa, and H. s. filifera, which is found in southern and southeastern Asia. It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter. The genus name Hirundo is the Latin word for swallow.

























