Greater Striped-Swallow
Cecropis cucullata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusCecropis (Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies)
- SpeciesCecropis cucullata (Greater Striped-Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Pearl-breasted Swallow
Hirundo dimidiata
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
White-throated Swallow
Hirundo albigularis
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
South African Swallow
Petrochelidon spilodera
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 15 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Striped-Swallow in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Greater Striped-Swallow sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 75 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Striped-Swallow in Addo Elephant National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Greater Striped-Swallow in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.