genus
Cecropis
Cecropis is a genus in the family Hirundinidae. This database currently files 9 species under it.
- Species filed
- 9
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 67%
- Weight range
- 13.5 g – 45.4 g
Best-known members of Cecropis
Ranked by popularity score.

Eastern red-rumped swallow
Cecropis daurica

Lesser striped swallow
Cecropis abyssinica

Greater striped swallow
Cecropis cucullata

Mosque swallow
Cecropis senegalensis

Red-breasted swallow
Cecropis semirufa

Sri Lanka swallow
Cecropis hyperythra
Rufous-bellied swallow
Cecropis badia
European red-rumped swallow
Cecropis rufula
How threatened is Cecropis?
6 of 9 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 6 | 100% |
All species in Cecropis
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern red-rumped swallow | Cecropis daurica | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 22.2 g | Not recorded |
| Lesser striped swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 13.5 g | Not recorded |
| Greater striped swallow | Cecropis cucullata | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 27.1 g | Not recorded |
| Mosque swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 45.4 g | Not recorded |
| Red-breasted swallow | Cecropis semirufa | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 30.1 g | Not recorded |
| Sri Lanka swallow | Cecropis hyperythra | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 22.2 g | Not recorded |
| Rufous-bellied swallow | Cecropis badia | Hirundinidae | Not recorded | 22 g | Not recorded |
| European red-rumped swallow | Cecropis rufula | Hirundinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| African red-rumped swallow | Cecropis melanocrissus | Hirundinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |