African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus)
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African Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis melanocrissus Rüppell, 1845

The African red-rumped swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus) is small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae.

Busiest months: February, April and November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February, April and November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda

African Red-rumped Swallow has been recorded at 203 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 19 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Nairobi NPKenya1,177 records
  2. Amboseli NPKenya529 records
  3. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania452 records
More places
  1. Lake Nakuru NPKenya439 records
  2. Aga Khan University – Loilenok Hills and FieldsTanzania256 records
  3. Serengeti NPTanzania231 records
  4. Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya207 records
  5. Tarangire NPTanzania197 records
  6. Maasai Mara NRKenya181 records
  7. Serengeti NP – SeroneraTanzania179 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaTanzaniaRwandaGambiaUgandaNigeriaEthiopiaGhana

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The African red-rumped swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus) is small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is found in north tropical areas of Africa south of the Sahara.

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Questions

Where does the African Red-rumped Swallow live?

Its breeding range: Africa: western Africa from Senegambia to western Cameroon and eastern Sudan. eastern Africa from Ethiopia and Eritrea to Malawi and northern Zambia. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.

When is the best time to see the African Red-rumped Swallow?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February, April and November (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the African Red-rumped Swallow in?

It belongs to the family Swallows, Martins (Hirundinidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Range

Africa: western Africa from Senegambia to western Cameroon and eastern Sudan. eastern Africa from Ethiopia and Eritrea to Malawi and northern Zambia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae
Genus
Cecropis

Other birds in the genus Cecropis

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African Red-rumped Swallow

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