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 Samburu National Reserve
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopica
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Striped-Swallow at Samburu National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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