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:

1. Alpine Swift

2. Bradfield's Swift

3. Pallid Swift

4. Common (European) Swift

5. African Black Swift

6. Bohm's Spinetail

7. Mottled Spinetail

8. Little Swift

9. Horus Swift

10. White-Rumped Swift

11. African Palm-Swift

12. Red-Breasted Swallow

13. Mosque Swallow

14. South African Cliff-Swallow

15. Greater Striped Swallow

16. Lesser Striped Swallow

17. Barn (European) Swallow

18. Wire-Tailed Swallow

19. White-Throated Swallow

20. Pearl-Breasted Swallow

21. White-Headed Saw-Wing (Swallow)

22. Black Saw-Wing (Swallow)

23. Blue Swallow

24. Common House-Martin

25. Grey-Rumped Swallow

26. Banded Martin

27. Sand Martin

28. Brown-Throated Martin

29. Rock Martin

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