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title: "White-throated Swallow"
description: "Hirundo albigularis — Birds. The white-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis) is a small bird in the swallow family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-throated-swallow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-throated Swallow

> Hirundo albigularis — Birds. The white-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis) is a small bird in the swallow family.

- Scientific name: *Hirundo albigularis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 2707
- Wikidata: [Q374600](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q374600)
- iNaturalist taxon: [11920](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11920)

## Names

- en: White-throated Swallow
- de: Weißkehlschwalbe
- es: Golondrina Gorgiblanca
- fr: Hirondelle à gorge blanche
- nl: Witkeelzwaluw
- pt: Andorinha-de-garganta-branca
- pl: Jaskółka białogardła

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2570), BW (19), NA (15), ZM (4), ZW (4), AO (3), LS (3)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_swallow

## Photo

![White-throated Swallow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-throated-swallow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ansel Archives · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/212349111

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-throated-swallow?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).