South African Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon spilodera - Hirondelle sud-africaine

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Petrochelidon
Species
:
spilodera

Descriptor

Sundevall, 1850

Biometrics

Size
: 14 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 16 à 26 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

South African Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Hirondelle sud-africaine,
Golondrina sudafricana,
andorinha-rupestre-sul-africana,
Klippenschwalbe,
Kaapse Klifzwaluw,
Rondine del Sudafrica,
kapsvala,
Fregnesvale,
lastovička útesová,
vlaštovka pospolitá,
Kapklippesvale,
kapinpääsky,
Familieswael,
oreneta sud-africana,
jaskółka towarzyska,
Южноафриканская горная ласточка,
ナンアサンショクツバメ,
非洲斑燕,
非洲斑燕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Excavations (open)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Birds of Africa South of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan
Swallows and Martins, Angela Turner
Vol. 9 - Handbook of the Birds of the world, Josep del Hoyo - Andrew Elliot - David Christie
ARKive, Christopher Parsons
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest