Lesser Striped Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Cecropis
- eBird Code
- lessts1
Vocalizations
Subspecies (6)
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Cecropis abyssinica abyssinica
southeastern Sudan (and northeastern South Sudan?), Ethiopia, and Eritrea
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Cecropis abyssinica ampliformis
southern Angola to northern Namibia, western Zambia, and northwestern Zimbabwe
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Cecropis abyssinica bannermani
northeastern Central African Republic to southwestern Sudan and northwestern South Sudan
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Cecropis abyssinica maxima
southeastern Nigeria and southern Cameroon to southwestern Central African Republic
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Cecropis abyssinica puella
Senegambia to northeastern Nigeria and northern Cameroon
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Cecropis abyssinica unitatis
Gabon eastward to southern South Sudan, Kenya, and southern Somalia, southward to central Angola, eastern Zambia, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Mozambique, and eastern South Africa
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.