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birds · order Passeriformes

Hirundinidae in the reserves

14 species of the Hirundinidae family are recorded around 501 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Barn Swallow, near 357 reserves.

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)Barn SwallowHirundo rustica357 reservesGreater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata)Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata272 reservesLesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica200 reservesWhite-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis)White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis192 reservesRock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula)Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula181 reservesBrown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola)Brown-throated MartinRiparia paludicola117 reservesBlack Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera)Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristoptera56 reservesPearl-breasted Swallow (Hirundo dimidiata)Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata49 reservesBanded Martin (Riparia cincta)Banded MartinRiparia cincta32 reservesRed-breasted Swallow (Cecropis semirufa)Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa26 reservesSouth African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera)South African Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon spilodera21 reservesWire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii19 reservesHouse Martin (Delichon urbicum)House MartinDelichon urbicum6 reservesGrey-rumped Swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga)Grey-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga3 reserves

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).