Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Cecropis
eBird Code
lessts1

Vocalizations

Tommy Andriollo · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (6)

  • 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

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.