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African Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis melanocrissus
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
rerswa12, ARRS, RRSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesCecropis melanocrissus
Codesrerswa12, ARRS, RRSW
Identification

The African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus) is a member of the Swallows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code rerswa12 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swallows
African River Martin
Pseudochelidon eurystomina
White-eyed River Martin
Pseudochelidon sirintarae
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Mountain Sawwing
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
African Red-rumped Swallow photo
(c) Niall Perrins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Niall Perrins

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cecropis melanocrissus

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: rerswa12