Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica - Hirondelle striée

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Hirundinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Cecropis

  • Species
    :

    abyssinica

Descriptor

Guérin-Méneville, 1843

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 19 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 15 à 21 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Hirondelle striée
adult
Hirondelle striée
adult

Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

  • Cecropis abyssinica abyssinica (e Sudan to Somalia)
  • Cecropis abyssinica puella (Senegal and Gambia to n Cameroon)
  • Cecropis abyssinica maxima (se Nigeria to sw Central African Republic)
  • Cecropis abyssinica bannermani (ne Central African Republic and sw Sudan)
  • Cecropis abyssinica unitatis (Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to s Somalia and south to Angola, Botswana and e South Africa)
  • Cecropis abyssinica ampliformis (s Angola and n Namibia to w Zambia and nw Zimbabwe)

Foreign names

  • Hirondelle striée,
  • Golondrina abisinia,
  • andorinha-estriada-pequena,
  • Zwergrötelschwalbe,
  • abesszin fecske,
  • Savannezwaluw,
  • Rondine striata minore,
  • mindre strimsvala,
  • Bredstripesvale,
  • lastovička pásikavá,
  • vlaštovka žíhaná,
  • Stribesvale,
  • viirupääsky,
  • Kleinstreepswael,
  • oreneta de caputxa roja,
  • jaskółka abisyńska,
  • Пятнистогрудая (настоящая) ласточка,
  • コズアカコシアカツバメ,
  • 小纹燕,
  • 小紋燕,

Voice song and cries

Hirondelle striée
adult

Habitat

Hirondelle striée
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 28-09-2012
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