Species profile
Hirundo capensis
Hirundo capensis
Quick answer
Hirundo capensis is a species in the Hirundinidae family, order Passeriformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Hirundo capensis
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Hirundo
Recording Hirundo capensis in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Hirundinidae
- African Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola)
- African River Martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina)
- Angola Swallow (Hirundo angolensis)
- Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus)
- Asian Plain Martin (Riparia chinensis)
- Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)
- Banded Martin (Riparia cincta)
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)