Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusCecropis (Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies)
- SpeciesCecropis senegalensis (Mosque Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested Swallow
Cecropis semirufa
Greater Striped-Swallow
Cecropis cucullata
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
White-throated Swallow
Hirundo albigularis
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Pearl-breasted Swallow
Hirundo dimidiata
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mosque Swallow in Kafue National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Mosque Swallow sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mosque Swallow in Kafue National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Mosque Swallow in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.