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Lesser striped swallow

Cecropis abyssinica (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)

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The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.5 g to 18.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)
Photo: rmedina · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lesser striped swallow

Weight
13.5 g – 18.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)
Dwergenpaartje · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the lesser striped swallow live?

Not recorded

What is the lesser striped swallow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow. It breeds in Sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. It is partially migratory with South African birds wintering further north. West African birds leave the north of the breeding range in the dry season.

From the Wikipedia article “Lesser striped swallow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lesser_striped_swallow&oldid=1372332968), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the lesser striped swallow sound like?

Rion Lerm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the lesser striped swallow endangered?

The lesser striped swallow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the lesser striped swallow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyHirundinidae
  6. genusCecropis
  7. SpeciesCecropis abyssinica (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)

Synonyms Cercropis abyssinica, Hirundo abyssinica

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Lesser striped swallowsEnglish
  • Lesser striped-swallowEnglish
  • LSSWEnglish
  • KleinstreepswaelAfrikaans
  • KleinstreepborsswaelAfrikaans
  • سنونو مخطط صغيرArabic
  • oreneta de caputxa rojaCatalan
  • vlaštovka menšíCzech
  • vlaštovka žíhanáCzech
  • Gwennol resog fachWelsh
  • StribesvaleDanish
  • MaidschwalbeGerman
  • Kleine StreifenschwalbeGerman
  • PalmenseglerGerman
  • ZwergrötelschwalbeGerman
  • Abisena hirundoEsperanto
  • abisenia hirundoEsperanto
  • Golondrina abisiniaSpanish
  • väike-roostepääsukeEstonian
  • پرستوی خطدار کوچکPersian
  • viirupääskyFinnish
  • Hirondelle striéeFrench
  • Hirondelle à gorge striéeFrench
  • prugasta lastavicaCroatian
  • abesszin fecskeHungarian
  • Rondine striata minoreItalian
  • コズアカコシアカツバメJapanese
  • mažoji šelmeninė kregždėLithuanian
  • SavannezwaluwDutch
  • Savanne-zwaluwDutch
  • bredstripesvaleNorwegian
  • jaskółka abisyńskaPolish
  • andorinha-estriada-pequenaPortuguese
  • Rândunică cu dungiRomanian
  • Рыжеголовая ласточкаRussian
  • Пятнистогрудая ласточкаRussian
  • Пятнистогрудая настоящая ласточкаRussian
  • lastovička pásikaváSlovak
  • Mala prugasta lastaSerbian
  • mindre strimsvalaSwedish
  • Habeş KırlangıcıTurkish
  • PeolaneTswana
  • ластівка абісинськаUkrainian
  • Nhạn sọc nhỏVietnamese
  • 小紋燕Chinese
  • 小纹燕Chinese

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Relatives of the lesser striped swallow

Other species in the same genus Cecropis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lesser striped swallow?

An adult lesser striped swallow weighs 13.5 g – 18.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lesser striped swallow endangered?

The lesser striped swallow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the lesser striped swallow?

The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{lesser_striped_swallow_2026,
  title = {Lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-striped-swallow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}