African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus) | Photos and ID

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African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Ryan van Huyssteen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus), photo 9 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Sandra Keller, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the African Red-rumped Swallow

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

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufulaEuropean red-rumped swallow is somewhat similar in habits and appearance to the other aerial insectivores, such as the related swallows and the unrelated swifts (order Apodiformes).

Rufous-bellied SwallowCecropis badiaThe rufous-bellied swallow is a species of swallow that breeds on the Malay Peninsula.

Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythraIt is a large swallow with a tail which forks deeply, and the combination of deep rufous underside and navy blue rump without any marks is a unique feature of this species.

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