• Synonyms South African Swallow, South African Cliff-Swallow, African Cliff-Swallow, African Cliff Swallow, Red-throated Swallow
  • Old latin name for bird Hirundo spilodera

South African Cliff Swallowbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see South African Cliff Swallow

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Namibia; Zimbabwe; se Botswana to South Africa
  • Non breeding region to s Congo and c DR Congo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansFamilieswael
Catalanoreneta sud-africana
Chinese非洲斑燕
Chinese (Traditional)非洲斑燕
Croatianpjegavogrla lastavica
CzechVlaštovka promenlivá, vlaštovka pospolitá
DanishKap Klippesvale, Kapklippesvale
DutchKaapse Klifzwaluw
EsperantoSudafrika hirundo
Estonianrohtla-kaljupääsuke
Finnishkapinpääsky, Kapinkalliopääsky
FrenchHirondelle sud-africaine, Hirondelle des rochers sud-africaine
GermanKlippenschwalbe
ItalianRondine rupestre del Sudafrica, Rondine del Sudafrica
Japaneseナンアサンショクツバメ, ナン'アサンショクツバメ
LithuanianPietų Afrikos klifinė kregždė, Kaštoninė klifinė kregždė
Norwegianfregnesvale
Norwegian NynorskFregnesvale
Polishjaskólka towarzyska, jaskółka towarzyska
Portugueseandorinha-sul-africana
RussianЮжноафриканская горная ласточка, Южноафриканская ласточка
SerbianJužnoafrička lasta
Slovaklastovička útesová
SpanishGolondrina de Sud África, Golondrina sudafricana
Swedishkapsvala, Sydafrikansk klippsvala
TswanaPêolwane
TurkishGüney Afrika Kırlangıcı
Ukrainianясківка південна