Lesser Striped Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica(Guérin-Méneville, FÉ, 1843)
English (US) Lesser Striped Swallow
The Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cecropis abyssinica
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Described by
- (Guérin-Méneville, FÉ, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Cecropis abyssinica puella
- Cecropis abyssinica maxima
- Cecropis abyssinica bannermani
- Cecropis abyssinica abyssinica
- Cecropis abyssinica unitatis
- Cecropis abyssinica ampliformis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo abyssinica
- Described by
- (Guérin-Méneville, FÉ, 1843)
- Type locality
- Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6 p.322
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Asian House Martin
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Red-breasted Swallow
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Greater Striped Swallow
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Mosque Swallow
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African Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis melanocrissus
European Red-rumped Swallow
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Sri Lanka Swallow
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