Wire-tailed swallow
Birds of Namibia
Introduction: Wire-tailed swallows (Hirundo smithii) were named after Lt-Col Smith Charles Hamilton (1776-1859) after an expedition to Chisalla Island in the Lower Congo River. Their presence is always associated with water bodies including large rivers, floodplains, steams, canals and dams. Mopane woodlands, thornveld and forest edges are also favoured.
Distribution: Restricted to the northern Kunene, Kavango, Kwando, Zambezi and Chobe Rivers. Also observed regularly in the Okavango Delta.
Diet: Forages in small groups for ants, beetles, bugs, butterflies, flies and moths.
Description: Forehead and crown bright reddish chestnut colour, remainder of upper parts and upper wing coverts glossy blue, with purple sheen. Tail glossy black, underparts white.
Breeding: Both male and female build a small, flat open cup of mud pellets and lined with grasses and feathers. Usually 2 or 3 eggs are laid year-round and incubated for up to 19 days.
Size: 14cm. Weight: 13g.
Dune Hopper
3 or 4 Days - The dune hopper concept offers scheduled flights from Windhoek or Swakopmund - with overnight stays of varying lengths at several lodges in the NamibRand Private Reserve and around Sossusvlei
Skeleton Coast Fly-In Safari
4 Days - This is generally viewed as the best safari to the Skeleton Coast - an not to be missed experience
Skeleton Coast & Sossusvlei
4 Days - Exactly the same as the itinerary above but with the addition of a a visit to Sossusvlei
Ultimate Skeleton Coast Flying Safari
4 Days - A highly customisable private safari allowing for departures from different parts of Namibia and for any length of trip
Skeleton Coast & Luderitz Fly-In Safari
5 Days - The third is the series of Skeleton Coast Safaris this time with the addition of the small harbour town of Luderitz
Skeleton Coast & Etosha Fly-In
5 Days - The fourth and final Skeleton Coast Safari gives the opportunity for game viewing in Etosha
Skeleton Coast Camp
4 or 5 Days - This flying safari is the only way to visit the Wilderness Skeleton Coast Camp
