Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: Wire-tailed Swallow

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii

Described by: Leach (1818)
Alternate common name(s): African Wire-tailed Swallow, Asian Wire-tailed Swallow
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Zimbabwe - Aug, 1999 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Tropical Africa. C. Asia s. to India and se. Asia;
Three populations;
(1) Sengambia, , s. Mali, and c. Ivory Coast, n. Ghana, n. and c. Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, n. and e. Zaire, c. and s. Sudan, Ethiopia, and w. Somalia, and s. outside rainforest zones to Angola, n. Namibia, n. Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and ne. South Africa (ne. Transvaal, Swaziland and ne. Natal).
(2) S. Uzbekistan, s. Tadjikistan, Afghanistan, n. Pakistan, India, sw. Nepal, Burma, n. Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and c. Vietnam (s. Annam).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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