Lesser Striped Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica - Hirondelle striée
Systematics
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family:
Hirundinidés
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Genus:
Cecropis
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Species:
abyssinica
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 19 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 15 à 21 g
Geographic range
Identification
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,
Habitat
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
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- ARKive, Christopher Parsons
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- Swallows and Martins, Angela Turner
- Vol. 12 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-David Christie
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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