Angolan Swallow

Hirundo angolensis - Hirondelle de l'Angola Hirondelle d'Angola

Hirondelle de l'Angola
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Hirundinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Hirundo

  • Species
    :

    angolensis

Descriptor

Barboza du Bocage, 1868

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 15 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 16 à 18 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Hirondelle de l'Angola
Hirondelle de l'Angola
immature

Angolan Swallow (Hirundo angolensis) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Hirondelle de l'Angola,
  • Golondrina angoleña,
  • andorinha-de-angola,
  • Angolaschwalbe,
  • angolai fecske,
  • Angolese Zwaluw,
  • Rondine d'Angola,
  • angolasvala,
  • Angolasvale,
  • lastovička angolská,
  • vlaštovka angolská,
  • Angolasvale,
  • angolanhaarapääsky,
  • Angolaswael,
  • oreneta d'Angola,
  • jaskółka angolska,
  • Ангольская (настоящая) ласточка,
  • ハイバラツバメ,
  • 安哥拉燕,
  • 安哥拉燕,

Voice song and cries

Hirondelle de l'Angola

Habitat

Hirondelle de l'Angola

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 26-01-2012
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