Pearl-breasted Swallow

Hirundo dimidiata Sundevall, 1850 — also called PBSW. Occurrence records of the Pearl-breasted Swallow are shared on GBIF from around 49 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Addo Elephant National Park (1 125 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHirundinidae

49reserves with records

3 683records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

Pearl-breasted Swallow (Hirundo dimidiata) — Photo: https://www.flickr.com/people/cjaphotography/ · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 125
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	417
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	329
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	201
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	201
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	129
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	127
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	122
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	121
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	84
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	82
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	69
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	59
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	55
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	53
Mabula Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	50
Klipplaat-PrivaatnatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	49
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	47
Somabula Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	38
Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	37
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	25
Cango WildlifeNature reserve	WC Western Cape	25
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	22
Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	19
Vrolijkheid Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	16
MotsetsiProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	15
The Cradle Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	15
Bateleur Nature Reserve & Stamvrug Hiking TrailsNature reserve	LP Limpopo	15
Sam Knott Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	14
Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	14
Wild Rescue Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	13
Bezhoek Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	13
Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	10
Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	10
Plovers LakeProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	8
Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	8
Rondeberg Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
SwartkransProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	6
Shamwari Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	5
Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Provincial Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	4
SterkfonteinProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	3
Percy Fyfe Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	3
Commando Drift Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	3
Coopers CaveProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	3
Koppies Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	3
Hopewell Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Anysberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2
Bellevue Forest ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 22 reserves
Eastern Cape: 12 reserves
Gauteng: 8 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves
North West: 2 reserves
Free State: 1 reserve
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Scientific name: Hirundo dimidiata
GBIF taxon: 5230771
Wikidata: Q767065

More of the Hirundinidae family

Barn Swallow Greater Striped Swallow Lesser Striped Swallow White-throated Swallow Rock Martin Brown-throated Martin Black Saw-wing Banded Martin Red-breasted Swallow South African Cliff Swallow Wire-tailed Swallow House Martin Grey-rumped Swallow

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.