Skybirds Of The South African Horizons... The Swallow, Swift, Spinetail And Martin
All Of The Birds You Will Find Soaring Above Your Head In The Heat Of the Day
In South Africa there are many migratory birds of the sky and most of them are difficult to identify when flying, but this page will help you identify the different types of skybirds that South Africa hold... Swallow, Martin, Spinetail and Swift. Skybirds are often found in great numbers, especially when food or prime habitat is available. Here is a list of all the skybirds present in South Africa:
- Alpine Swift
- Bradfield's Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Common (European) Swift
- African Black Swift
- Bohm's Spinetail
- Mottled Spinetail
- Little Swift
- Horus Swift
- White-Rumped Swift
- African Palm-Swift
- Red-Breasted Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
- South African Cliff-Swallow
- Greater Striped Swallow
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Barn (European) Swallow
- Wire-Tailed Swallow
- White-Throated Swallow
- Pearl-Breasted Swallow
- White-Headed Saw-Wing (Swallow)
- Black Saw-Wing (Swallow)
- Blue Swallow
- Common House-Martin
- Grey-Rumped Swallow
- Banded Martin
- Sand Martin
- Brown-Throated Martin
- Rock Martin
