Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: Lesser Striped-Swallow

Lesser Striped-Swallow Cecropis abyssinica

Described by: Guérin-Méneville (1843)
Alternate common name(s): Lesser Striped Swallow, Striped Swallow
Old scientific name(s): Hirundo abyssinica

Photographs

Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Botswana - Aug, 1999 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

W., c., and se. Africa;
(1) Senegambia and Sierra Leone, s. Mali, and s. Niger to n. Nigeria.
(2) S. Nigeria and Cameroon to s. Chad.
(3) S. Sudan.
(4) Ethiopia, s. Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
(5) W. Uganda, e. Zaire, s. Angola, e. Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and se. Africa (Transvaal, Natal, Orange Free State and se. Cape Province).
(6) Ne. Namibia and n. Botswana (Caprivi Strip) to ne. Zambia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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