Greater Striped Swallow (Hirundo cucullata)

The Greater Striped Swallow is a large swallow. It breeds in southern Africa, mainly in South Africa, Namibia and southern Zimbabwe. It is migratory wintering further north in Angola, Tanzania and southern Zaire.

This is a bird of dry open country, such as grassland, and has a preference for hills and mountains. It avoids more wooded areas, but is often found around human habitation.

The Greater Striped Swallow builds a bowl-shaped mud nest with a tubular entrance on the underside.. more