Greater Striped Swallow
Cecropis cucullata(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Greater Striped Swallow
The Greater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata) 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.
Range: breeds southern Africa; winters northward to TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cecropis cucullata
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Striped Swallow
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo cucullata
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope ex Daubenton, PI. enlum., pi. 723, fig. 2.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.45
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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