Angola swallow
Hirundo angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1868
The angola swallow (Hirundo angolensis) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.6 g to 18 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the angola swallow
- Weight
- 15.6 g – 18 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the angola swallow live?
Not recorded
What is the angola swallow?
The Angola swallow (Hirundo angolensis) is a species of swallow that is native to the Afrotropics.
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Is the angola swallow endangered?
The angola swallow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the angola swallow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyHirundinidae
- genusHirundo
- SpeciesHirundo angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1868
Synonyms Hirundo angolensis angolensis, Hirundo angolensis arcticinta
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- Angolan swallowEnglish
- Angolan swallowEnglish
- ANSWEnglish
- AngolaswaelAfrikaans
- سنونو أنجولاArabic
- Анголска лястовицаBulgarian
- oreneta d'AngolaCatalan
- vlaštovka angolskáCzech
- gwennol AngolaWelsh
- Angola SvaleDanish
- AngolaschwalbeGerman
- Angola-SchwalbeGerman
- angola hirundoEsperanto
- Golondrina angoleñaSpanish
- Golondrina de AngolaSpanish
- bantu suitsupääsukeEstonian
- پرستوی آنگولاPersian
- angolanhaarapääskyFinnish
- Hirondelle d'AngolaFrench
- Hirondelle d’AngolaFrench
- Hirondelle de lʼAngolaFrench
- riđoprsa lastavicaCroatian
- angolai fecskeHungarian
- Rondine d'AngolaItalian
- ハイバラツバメJapanese
- angolinė šelmeninė kregždėLithuanian
- Ангола цӹгӓкWestern Mari
- AngolazwaluwDutch
- Angolese ZwaluwDutch
- jaskółka angolskaPolish
- andorinha-angolanaPortuguese
- andorinha-de-angolaPortuguese
- Rândunică de AngolaRomanian
- Ангольская ласточкаRussian
- Ангольская настоящая ласточкаRussian
- Ангольская (настоящая) ласточкаRussian
- lastovička angolskáSlovak
- Angolska lastaSerbian
- angolasvalaSwedish
- Angola KırlangıcıTurkish
- ластівка ангольськаUkrainian
- 安哥拉燕Chinese
Relatives of the angola swallow
Other species in the same genus Hirundo.
Barn swallow
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed swallow
Hirundo smithii
Tahiti swallow
Hirundo tahitica
Ethiopian swallow
Hirundo aethiopica
Red-chested swallow
Hirundo lucida
Welcome swallow
Hirundo neoxena
CompareAngola swallow vs Barn swallowAngola swallow vs Wire-tailed swallowAngola swallow vs Tahiti swallowAngola swallow vs Ethiopian swallow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the angola swallow?
An adult angola swallow weighs 15.6 g – 18 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the angola swallow endangered?
The angola swallow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the angola swallow?
The angola swallow (Hirundo angolensis) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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