Angola, Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia.
Western Gabon, southern PRCongo and western Angola; central, north-eastern and eastern DRCongo, Uganda and western Kenya south to northern and north-western Zambia, north, western and eastern Tanzania and northern Malawi; and north-eastern Namibia (Caprivi Strip).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Angolan Swallow (Hirundo angolensis) [XC490952]
by Peter Boesman from Igumbilo Ranch, Makete, Njombe, Mbeya Region, Tanzania (song)
Angolan Swallow (Hirundo angolensis) [XC739707]
by Dries Van de Loock from Murchison falls National Park, Uganda (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Forms a superspecies with Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida), Tahiti Swallow (Hirundo tahitica), Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena), White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) and Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica). Has been considered conspecific with Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida). Eastern African birds described as subspecies arcticincta, tending to be paler below and to have deeper tail-fork, but differences not constant and biometrics intergrade with those of adjacent populations.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet