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Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
lessts1, LSSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesCecropis abyssinica
Codeslessts1, LSSW
Identification

The Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) 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 lessts1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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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
Lesser Striped Swallow photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cecropis abyssinica

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: lessts1