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)
The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow. It breeds in Sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. It is partially migratory with South African birds wintering further north. West African birds leave the north of the breeding range in the dry season. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
White-throated Blue Swallow
Hirundo nigrita
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Fanti Sawwing
Psalidoprocne obscura
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
Western Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
White-tailed Alethe
Alethe diademata
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
Red-billed Helmetshrike
Prionops caniceps
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Striped-Swallow at Taï National Park — 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