Pearl-breasted Swallow bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsPearlbreasted Swallow, Pearl breasted Swallow
Old latin name for birdHirundo dimidata
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilySwallows, Martins / Hirundinidae
GenusHirundo
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregions, sc

Pearl-breasted Swallow bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Begging call, juvenile, sex uncertain, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Tony Archer
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Niall Perrins
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Pearl-breasted Swallow

Pearl-breasted Swallow subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Hirundo dimidiata dimidiataNamibia and Botswana to s South Africa-No
Hirundo dimidiata marwitziAngola and s DRCongo to ne South Africa and w Mozambique-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansPêrelborsswael, Perelborsswael
Azerbaijanimirvariboyun qaranquş
Catalanoreneta perlada
Chinese珠胸燕
Chinese (Traditional)藍灰胸燕
Croatiansrebrnastoprsa lastavica
CzechVlaštovka Sundevallova, vlaštovka perlovoprsá
DanishKapsvale
DutchParelborstzwaluw
EsperantoPerlobrusta hirundo
Estoniansarapääsuke
Finnishhelmipääsky
FrenchHirondelle à gorge perlée
GermanPerlbrustschwalbe
ItalianRondine pettoperlato, Rondine pettoperla
Japaneseオグロツバメ
Lithuanianbaltakrūtė šelmeninė kregždė
NorwegianPerlebrystsvale, perlebrystsvale
Norwegian NynorskPerlebrystsvale
Polishjaskólka przyladkowa, jaskółka przylądkowa
PortugueseAndorinha de perolas, andorinha-de-peito-pérola, Andorinha-de-perolas
RussianЖемчужногорлая (настоящая) ласточка, Жемчужногорлая ласточка
ShonaNyenganyenga
Slovaklastovička perleťová
SpanishGolondrina perlada, Golondrina de Pecho Perlado
SwahiliMbayuwayu Rangi-mbili
SwedishPärlbröstsvala, pärlemorbröstad svala
TsongaMbawulwana
TswanaPêolwane
TurkishSedef Göğüslü Kırlangıç
Ukrainianластівка перлистовола
ZuluiNkonjane