African Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis melanocrissusRüppell, WPES, 1845
English (US) African Red-rumped Swallow
The African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus) 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 melanocrissus
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Described by
- Rüppell, WPES, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Cecropis melanocrissus melanocrissus
- Cecropis melanocrissus kumboensis
- Cecropis melanocrissus emini
- Cecropis melanocrissus domicella
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Rüppell, WPES, 1845
- Type locality
- Province of Barakit, and Gondar, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Systematische Uebersicht der Vögel Nord-Ost-Afrika's nebst Abbildingen und Beschreibungen von fünfzig theils unbekannten, theils noch nicht bildlich dargestellten Arten p.17, pl. 5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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