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 Lower Zambezi National Park
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Greater Striped-Swallow
Cecropis cucullata
Rufous-chested Swallow
Cecropis semirufa
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
White-throated Swallow
Hirundo albigularis
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
📅 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 Lower Zambezi National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Mosque Swallow sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mosque Swallow in Lower Zambezi National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Mosque Swallow in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.