Pied-winged swallow
Hirundo leucosoma Swainson, 1837
The pied-winged swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 17.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the pied-winged swallow
- Weight
- 17.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 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 pied-winged swallow live?
Not recorded
What is the pied-winged swallow?
The pied-winged swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It has distinctive steel-blue upperparts with white wing patches. It is native to parts of West Africa.
From the Wikipedia article “Pied-winged swallow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pied-winged_swallow&oldid=1314974124), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the pied-winged swallow endangered?
The pied-winged 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. What the categories mean.
How is the pied-winged swallow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyHirundinidae
- genusHirundo
- SpeciesHirundo leucosoma Swainson, 1837
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- سنونو أبيض الجناحينArabic
- oreneta d'ales pigadesCatalan
- vlaštovka bělokřídláCzech
- gwennol adeinfraithWelsh
- Hvidvinget SvaleDanish
- ScheckflügelschwalbeGerman
- makulflugila hirundoEsperanto
- Golondrina alipintaSpanish
- Golondrina de alas clarasSpanish
- valgetiib-pääsukeEstonian
- پرستوی بالرنگارنگPersian
- pilkkasiipipääskyFinnish
- Hirondelle à ailes tachetésFrench
- Hirondelle à ailes tachetéesFrench
- bjelokrila lastavicaCroatian
- Fekete-fehér fecskeHungarian
- Rondine pennebiancheItalian
- ハジロシロクロツバメJapanese
- margasparnė šelmeninė kregždėLithuanian
- шаренокрила ластовицаMacedonian
- BontvleugelzwaluwDutch
- hvitvingesvaleNorwegian
- jaskółka białoskrzydłaPolish
- andorinha-d'asa-malhadaPortuguese
- andorinha-de-asa-malhadaPortuguese
- Andorinha-de-asas-malhadasPortuguese
- Rândunică cu aripi pătateRomanian
- Ласточка-пеструшкаRussian
- Пегокрылая ласточкаRussian
- Пегокрылая настоящая ласточкаRussian
- Пегокрылая (настоящая) ласточкаRussian
- lastovička bielokrídlaSlovak
- Zapadnoafrička lastaSerbian
- brokvingesvalaSwedish
- Alaca Kanatlı KırlangıçTurkish
- ластівка білокрилаUkrainian
- 斑翅燕Chinese
Relatives of the pied-winged 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
ComparePied-winged swallow vs Barn swallowPied-winged swallow vs Wire-tailed swallowPied-winged swallow vs Tahiti swallowPied-winged swallow vs Ethiopian swallow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pied-winged swallow?
An adult pied-winged swallow weighs 17.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pied-winged swallow endangered?
The pied-winged 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 pied-winged swallow?
The pied-winged swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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