Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusCecropis (Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies)
- SpeciesCecropis abyssinica (Lesser Striped-Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
📅 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 Lesser Striped-Swallow in Lake Manyara National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Lesser Striped-Swallow sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Striped-Swallow in Lake Manyara National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Striped-Swallow in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.