Where does the Lesser Striped-Swallow live?
Cecropis abyssinica has 210,323 records in 41 countries and territories, from 1862 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 210,323 records
- 41 places
- 109 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesHirundinidaeCecropis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 138,279 | |
| Kenya | 19,135 | |
| Tanzania | 10,353 | |
| Uganda | 9,579 | |
| Zimbabwe | 5,336 | |
| Botswana | 3,948 | |
| Namibia | 2,830 | |
| Mozambique | 2,774 | |
| Zambia | 2,692 | |
| Eswatini | 2,604 | |
| Ghana | 2,390 | |
| Nigeria | 1,907 | |
| Rwanda | 1,835 | |
| Angola | 1,007 | |
| Ethiopia | 893 | |
| Gabon | 841 | |
| DR Congo | 749 | |
| Cameroon | 681 | |
| Malawi | 623 | |
| Liberia | 446 | |
| Congo | 274 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 263 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 248 | |
| Benin | 214 | |
| Guinea | 123 | |
| Sierra Leone | 103 | |
| Togo | 50 | |
| Lesotho | 33 | |
| Central African Republic | 30 | |
| Burundi | 29 | |
| Eritrea | 12 | |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | |
| Somalia | 8 | |
| Senegal | 7 | |
| Niger | 5 | |
| Mali | 4 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | |
| Gambia | 2 | |
| French Southern Territories | 2 | |
| Madagascar | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 41 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Hirundinidae.
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17,457,901 records
Tree Swallow
8,338,291 records
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3,240,158 records
Common House-Martin
2,581,206 records
Bank Swallow
2,484,961 records
Welcome Swallow
1,897,769 records
blue-and-white swallow
875,820 records
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
498,271 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.