Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii
| Wire-tailed Swallow bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | African Wire-tailed Swallow, Wiretailed Swallow |
| Old latin name for bird | Hirundo smithi |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae |
| Genus | Hirundo |
| Breeding region | Africa, Oriental Region |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
Wire-tailed Swallow bird sounds *
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Related species
Black-and-rufous Swallow
Hill Swallow
White-bibbed Swallow
Angola Swallow
White-tailed Swallow
Ethiopian Swallow
Red-chested Swallow
Welcome Swallow
Barn Swallow
Where to see Wire-tailed Swallow
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- India
- Iran
- Kenya
- Laos
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Wire-tailed Swallow subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hirundo smithii filifera | sc, se Asia | - | No |
| Hirundo smithii smithii | Sub-Saharan Africa | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Draadstertswael |
| Azerbaijani | sapquyruq qaranquş |
| Belarusian | Ніткахвостая ластаўка |
| Bengali | তারলেজা আবাবিল |
| Bulgarian | Нишкоопашата лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta cuallarga |
| Chinese | 线尾燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 線尾燕 |
| Croatian | riđokapa lastavica |
| Czech | vlaštovka dlouhoocasá |
| Danish | Trådhalesvale |
| Dutch | Roodkruinzwaluw |
| Esperanto | Kablovosta hirundo, Dratvosta hirundo |
| Estonian | niitsaba-pääsuke |
| Finnish | jouhipääsky |
| French | Hirondelle à longs brins |
| Frisian | Readkrúnswel |
| Galician | Andoriña rabilonga |
| German | Rotkappenschwalbe |
| Greek | Συρμoχελίδovo |
| Hebrew | סנונית חדת-זנב |
| Hungarian | drótfarkú fecske |
| Icelandic | Þráðsvala |
| Irish | Fáinleog spíonearrach |
| Italian | Rondine codafili, Rondine codasottile di Smith, Rondine di Smith |
| Japanese | ハリオツバメ |
| Latvian | drātsastes bezdelīga, Drātastes bezdelīga |
| Lithuanian | siūlauodegė šelmeninė kregždė, Siūlauodegė kregždė |
| Malayalam | കമ്പിവാലൻ കത്രിക, കമ്പിവാലന് കത്രികപ്പക്ഷി |
| Marathi | तारवाली भिंगरी |
| Nepali | सुइरोपुच्छ«े गाÄथली |
| Northern Sami | Árpobađošspálfu |
| Norwegian | Trådhalesvale, trådhalesvale |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Trådhalesvale |
| Persian | پرستوی سرسرخ |
| Polish | jaskólka rdzawoglowa, jaskółka rdzawogłowa |
| Portuguese | andorinha-rabijunca, andorinha-cauda-d'arame, Andorinha-de-cauda-longa, Andorinha de cauda longa, andorinha-cauda-de-arame |
| Romanian | Rândunică cu coadă aciculară |
| Russian | Нитехвостая ласточка, Ласточка нитехвостая |
| Serbian | Tankorepa lasta |
| Shona | Nyenganyenga |
| Slovak | lastovička hnedohlavá |
| Slovenian | nitorepa lastovka |
| Spanish | Golondrina colilarga, Golondrina Cola de Cerdas |
| Swahili | Mbayuwayu Mkia-sindano |
| Swedish | Trådstjärtsvala, trådstjärtad svala |
| Tamil | கம்பிவால் தகைவிலான் |
| Thai | นกนางแอ่นหางลวด |
| Tsonga | Mbawulwana |
| Turkish | Tel-kuyruklu Kırlangıç, Tel Kuyruklu Kırlangıç |
| Turkmen | sapak guýrukly garlawaç |
| Ukrainian | ластівка ниткохвоста |
| Uzbek | ипдум қалдирғоч |
| Vietnamese | Chim Nhạn đầu hung, Nhạn đầu hung |
| Welsh | Gwennol lostfain |
| Zulu | iNkonjane |