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White-throated swallow

Hirundo albigularis Strickland, 1849

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The white-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21.8 g to 22.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis)
Photo: Gerry Zambonini · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-throated swallow

Weight
21.8 g – 22.8 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
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white-throated swallow live?

Not recorded

What is the white-throated swallow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis) is a small bird in the swallow family. It is a common species, found in southern Africa, which has benefited from the increased nesting opportunities presented by the construction of bridges and dams.

From the Wikipedia article “White-throated swallow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-throated_swallow&oldid=1380728527), 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 white-throated swallow endangered?

The white-throated swallow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 white-throated swallow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyHirundinidae
  6. genusHirundo
  7. SpeciesHirundo albigularis Strickland, 1849

Synonyms Hirundo albicularis, Hirundo albigularis albigularis, Hirundo albigularis microptera, Hirundo ambigua

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • WTSWEnglish
  • WitkeelswaelAfrikaans
  • سنونو أبيض الحنجرةArabic
  • Белогуша лястовицаBulgarian
  • oreneta golablancaCatalan
  • vlaštovka jihoafrickáCzech
  • gwennol yddfwen y DeWelsh
  • Hvidstrubet SvaleDanish
  • WeißkehlschwalbeGerman
  • blankagorĝa hirundoEsperanto
  • Golondrina GorgiblancaSpanish
  • Golondrina de garganta blancaSpanish
  • Golondrina gorjiblancaSpanish
  • valgekurk-suitsupääsukeEstonian
  • پرستوی گلوسفیدPersian
  • valkokurkkupääskyFinnish
  • Hirondelle à gorge blancheFrench
  • ogrličasta lastavicaCroatian
  • Rondine golabiancaItalian
  • ノドジロツバメJapanese
  • baltagurklė šelmeninė kregždėLithuanian
  • WitkeelzwaluwDutch
  • hvitstrupesvaleNorwegian
  • jaskółka białogardłaPolish
  • andorinha-de-garganta-brancaPortuguese
  • Rândunică cu gât albRomanian
  • Белогорлая ласточкаRussian
  • Белогорлая настоящая ласточкаRussian
  • Белогорлая (настоящая) ласточкаRussian
  • lastovička bielohrdláSlovak
  • Belogrla lastaSerbian
  • vitstrupesvalaSwedish
  • vitstrupig svalaSwedish
  • Ak Boğazlı KırlangıçTurkish
  • ластівка білогорлаUkrainian
  • Nhạn họng trắngVietnamese
  • 白喉燕Chinese

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Relatives of the white-throated swallow

Other species in the same genus Hirundo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-throated swallow?

An adult white-throated swallow weighs 21.8 g – 22.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-throated swallow endangered?

The white-throated 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 white-throated swallow?

The white-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-throated-swallow

MLA

“White-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-throated-swallow.

BibTeX
@misc{white_throated_swallow_2026,
  title = {White-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-throated-swallow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}