White-throated Swallow

Hirundo albigularis Strickland, 1849 — also called WTSW. Occurrence records of the White-throated Swallow are shared on GBIF from around 192 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (3 587 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHirundinidae

192reserves with records

37 787records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) — Photo: Gerry Zambonini · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	3 587
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2 338
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 844
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 339
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 270
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 226
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	906
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	841
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	739
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	705
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	679
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	636
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	630
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	605
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	593
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	590
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	563
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	558
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	554
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	513
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	506
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	436
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	428
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	415
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	415
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	415
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	401
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	395
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	390
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	358
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	356
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	356
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	339
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	315
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	315
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	306
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	294
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	290
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	289
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	278
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	278
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	277
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	273
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	266
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	261
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	260
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	255
Melville KoppiesNature reserve	GP Gauteng	249
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	241
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	229
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	191
OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	189
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	187
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	177
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	172
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	169
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	165
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	154
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	154
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	142

and 132 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 76 reserves
Gauteng: 40 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 23 reserves
Free State: 14 reserves
Mpumalanga: 14 reserves
North West: 11 reserves
Eastern Cape: 10 reserves
Northern Cape: 4 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Scientific name: Hirundo albigularis
GBIF taxon: 5230776
Wikidata: Q374600

More of the Hirundinidae family

Barn Swallow Greater Striped Swallow Lesser Striped Swallow Rock Martin Brown-throated Martin Black Saw-wing Pearl-breasted Swallow 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.