The air speed velocity of an unladen swallow is approximately 20.1 miles per hour or 32.4 kilometers per hour. This is based on a European Swallow, as famously referenced in Monty Python's "Quest for the Holy Grail."
The average velocity of an unladen swallow would depend on the specific species of swallow, prevailing wind conditions, and flight path taken. Swallows are known to fly at speeds ranging from 20 to 35 miles per hour.
There are 8 varieties of Swallow. They are the Barn Swallow, Cave Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bank Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, the Violet-green Swallow, Tree Swallow, and the Purple Martin.
Swallow
A swallow is a small bird.
African or European?
40 kilometres per hour
2
A unladen swallow is the opposite of a laden swallow.
It was a Monty Python joke. A real swallow could not carry coconuts. However, the airspeed of an unladen swallow is 24 miles per hour.
African or European?
African or European swallow?
African or eropean?
The same
The African Luhya translation of the English word 'swallow' is "Miraa".
Also known as the South African Swallow (Hirundo spilodera/Petrochelidon spilodera), the African Swallow is a small cliff swallow about the size of a house sparrow. The swallows nest in colonies in gourd-shaped nests made of small mud pellets, often on large man-made structures.
The average airspeed velocity of an unladen European Swallow is about 20.1 miles per hour or 32.4 kilometers per hour. However, this varies depending on the conditions and individual bird.