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White-throated Swallow
Hirundo albigularis · Family Hirundinidae
Hirundo albigularis
Family Hirundinidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 162,056
- Countries and territories with records
- 24
About this species
This species has 162,056 occurrence records from 24 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). South Africa accounts for 97.4% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In South Africa, this species accounts for 0.4% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Hirundo albigularis combines the genus name Hirundo with the species epithet albigularis. The Warbla app catalog lists 16 species of the genus Hirundo; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Hirundo rustica, Hirundo neoxena and Hirundo javanica.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 83 species of the family Hirundinidae. This species ranks 27th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Hirundo rustica. Its record count is 27% of the family average (600,011). The family Hirundinidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.