| Cecropis | |
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| File:Hirundo abyssinica.jpg | |
| Lesser Striped Swallow | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Subfamily: | Hirundininae |
| Genus: | Cecropis F. Boie, 1826 |
| species | |
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Cecropis is a genus of large swallows found in Africa and tropical Asia. The Red-rumped Swallow's range also extends into southern Europe. This genus is frequently subsumed into the larger genus Hirundo.
The species (in taxonomic order) are:
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata
- Rufous-bellied Swallow Cecropis badia
- Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- West African Swallow, Cecropis domicella
- Sri Lanka Swallow, Cecropis hyperythra
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa
- Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
References[]
- Turner and Rose, Swallows and Martins ISBN 0-7470-3205-5
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