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European Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis rufula
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
rerswa8, RRSW, ERRS
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesCecropis rufula
Codesrerswa8, RRSW, ERRS
Identification

The European Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis rufula) 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 rerswa8 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
European Red-rumped Swallow photo
(c) Thijs Valkenburg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Thijs Valkenburg

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cecropis rufula

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: rerswa8