Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Mosque Swallow
The Mosque Swallow (Cecropis senegalensis) 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 senegalensis
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mosque Swallow
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cecropis senegalensis senegalensis
- Cecropis senegalensis saturatior
- Cecropis senegalensis monteiri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo senegalensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.345
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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