Scotoecus albigula Thomas 1909

Scotoecus albigula Thomas 1909, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 4: 544.

Type Locality: Kenya, Mount Elgon.

Vernacular Names: White-throated Lesser House Bat.

Distribution: Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Somalia.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Formerly included in hirundo, but apparently distinct; but see Happold et al. (1987), Happold and Happold (1989), Taylor and Van der Merwe (1998), and Cotterill (2001 d).