Gray-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
GenusPseudhirundo
SpeciesPseudhirundo griseopyga (Gray-rumped Swallow)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Gorongosa National Park

4 Verified sightings at Gorongosa National Park From 2019 to 2026

852 Verified sightings across all 29 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Gray-rumped Swallow

The grey-rumped swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga) is a species of swallow. It is the only member of the genus Pseudhirundo. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Phylogenetic analysis has shown that the grey-rumped swallow is most closely related to the white-backed swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) that is found in Australia. Grey-rumped swallow - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Hirundo smithii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hirundo rustica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cecropis abyssinica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cecropis senegalensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Delichon urbicum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Dryoscopus cubla

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Oriolus larvatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Uraeginthus angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Terpsiphone viridis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
2	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
8	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	<5%
11	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
14	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
15	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
18	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
20	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
22	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
23	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
24	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
25	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
26	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
27	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
28	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
29	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Gray-rumped Swallow

About the Gray-rumped Swallow

Recent sightings of Gray-rumped Swallow in Gorongosa National Park

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Wire-tailed Swallow

Black Sawwing

Barn Swallow

Lesser Striped-Swallow

Mosque Swallow

House Martin

Common Bulbul

Fork-tailed Drongo

Black-backed Puffback

Black-headed Oriole

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

African Paradise-Flycatcher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found