
Wire-tailed Swallow
The wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
Informações sobre a espécie
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
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: Wire-tailed Swallow
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o KwaZulu-Natal
Wire-tailed Swallow: registrado aqui
Wire-tailed Swallow: registrado aqui
Avistado com frequência · Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
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Quando e onde encontrar: Wire-tailed Swallow
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Wire-tailed Swallow) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ithala Game Reserve and Weenen Game Reserve.
Melhores horários do dia
- As primeiras horas depois do nascer do sol, e o fim da tarde. As aves cantam e se alimentam mais nas horas frescas.
- Meio-dia. Mais silencioso, sobretudo no calor do verão.
Lista Vermelha da IUCN
Least Concern
Espécie
Hirundo smithii
Registros
806
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Wire-tailed Swallow) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
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.

























