• Synonyms Montane Blue Swallow, Eastern Blue-Swallow
  • Old latin name for bird Hirundo christyi

Blue Swallowbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Malawi
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Malawi
  • 3.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zimbabwe
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Derek Solomon
    Malawi
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Derek Solomon
    Malawi
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Blue Swallow

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion patchily from se DR Congo and c Tanzania to e South Africa
  • Non breeding region to ne DR Congo, Uganda and w Kenya

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBlouswael
Azerbaijanimavi qaranquş
Catalanoreneta blava
Chinese蓝燕
Chinese (Traditional)藍燕
Croatiangorska lastavica
Czechvlaštovka modrá
DanishBlåsvale
DutchBlauwe Zwaluw
EsperantoMonta bluhirundo
Estonianida-sinipääsuke, sinipääsuke (ida-sinipääsuke), sinipääsuke
Finnishsinihaarapääsky
FrenchHirondelle bleue
GermanStahlschwalbe
Hungariankék fecske
ItalianRondine blu
Japaneseクロハリオツバメ
Lithuanianjuosvoji šelmeninė kregždė
Norwegianblåsvale
Norwegian NynorskBlåsvale
Polishjaskółka długosterna, jaskólka dlugosterna
Portugueseandorinha-azul
RussianГолубая (настоящая) ласточка, Голубая ласточка, Атласная ласточка
Slovaklastovička modrá
SpanishGolondrina azul
SwahiliKizelele
Swedishblåsvala
TurkishMavi Kırlangıç
Ukrainianластівка довгохвоста