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Red-breasted swallow

Cecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850)

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The red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 29.5 g to 30.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-breasted swallow

Weight
29.5 g – 30.9 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

Where does the red-breasted swallow live?

Not recorded

What is the red-breasted swallow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa), also known as the rufous-chested swallow, is a member of the family Hirundinidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is confined to the tropical rainforest during the wet season.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-breasted swallow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-breasted_swallow&oldid=1314871756), 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.

Is the red-breasted swallow endangered?

The red-breasted 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 red-breasted swallow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyHirundinidae
  6. genusCecropis
  7. SpeciesCecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850)

Synonyms Cercropis semirufa, Hirundo semifura, Hirundo semirufa, Phoenichelidon semirufa

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • RCSWEnglish
  • Rufous-chested swallowEnglish
  • RooiborsswaelAfrikaans
  • سنونو ذو الصدر الأحمرArabic
  • السنونو احمر الصدرEgyptian Arabic
  • oreneta pit-rojaCatalan
  • vlaštovka rezavobřicháCzech
  • Gwennol frongochWelsh
  • Rødbrystet SvaleDanish
  • RotbrustschwalbeGerman
  • Rostbrust-RötelschwalbeGerman
  • RostbruströtelschwalbeGerman
  • rufaventra hirundoEsperanto
  • Golondrina pechirrufaSpanish
  • välja-roostepääsukeEstonian
  • پرستوی سینهحناییPersian
  • punarintapääskyFinnish
  • Hirondelle à ventre rouxFrench
  • Fáinleog bhroinnruaIrish
  • crno-riđa lastavicaCroatian
  • kucsmás fecskeHungarian
  • Rondine pettorossiccioItalian
  • アカハラコシアカツバメJapanese
  • rusvakrūtė šelmeninė kregždėLithuanian
  • RoodborstzwaluwDutch
  • rustsvaleNorwegian
  • jaskółka rdzawobrzuchaPolish
  • andorinha-de-peito-ruivoPortuguese
  • Rândunică cu pieptul roșuRomanian
  • Рыжегрудая ласточкаRussian
  • Рыжегрудая настоящая ласточкаRussian
  • Рыжегрудая (настоящая) ласточкаRussian
  • lastovička červenobrucháSlovak
  • Afrička crvenogruda lastaSerbian
  • savannsvalaSwedish
  • Kızıl Göğüslü KırlangıçTurkish
  • PeolaneTswana
  • ластівка рудочереваUkrainian
  • 褐胸燕Chinese

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Relatives of the red-breasted 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 red-breasted swallow?

An adult red-breasted swallow weighs 29.5 g – 30.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-breasted swallow endangered?

The red-breasted 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 red-breasted swallow?

The red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_breasted_swallow_2026,
  title = {Red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-breasted-swallow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}