Passeriformes / Hirundinidae / Cecropis

Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Cecropis abyssinica abyssinica

southeastern Sudan (and northeastern South Sudan?), Ethiopia, and Eritrea
Cecropis abyssinica ampliformis

southern Angola to northern Namibia, western Zambia, and northwestern Zimbabwe
Cecropis abyssinica bannermani

northeastern Central African Republic to southwestern Sudan and northwestern South Sudan
Cecropis abyssinica maxima

southeastern Nigeria and southern Cameroon to southwestern Central African Republic
Cecropis abyssinica puella

Senegambia to northeastern Nigeria and northern Cameroon
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

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.