Genus

Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies

Cecropis

7 species in our catalog · found in 88 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
GenusCecropis (Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies)

Species in this group

Cecropis abyssinica

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cecropis cucullata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cecropis daurica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Cecropis hyperythra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cecropis senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cecropis semirufa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cecropis badia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 7	~80%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~70%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~20%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			<5%
2	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 7	~60%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~40%
	Mosque Swallow			~30%
3	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 7	~50%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~50%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			<5%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 7	~50%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~20%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			<5%
5	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~50%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~50%
6	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 7	~50%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~10%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~10%
7	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 7	~50%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~40%
	Mosque Swallow			~20%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 7	~50%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~40%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 7	~50%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~10%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			<5%
10	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 7	~40%
	Sri Lanka Swallow			~40%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
11	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~40%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~40%
12	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~40%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
13	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~20%
14	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~10%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
15	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 7	~40%
	Sri Lanka Swallow			~40%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
16	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~40%
17	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			<5%
18	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~40%
19	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 7	~40%
	Sri Lanka Swallow			~40%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~10%
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			<5%
22	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
23	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~10%
24	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
25	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
26	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			<5%
27	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~10%
28	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~30%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~30%
29	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
30	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 7	~30%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~20%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~10%
31	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~30%
32	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~10%
33	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
34	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 7	~30%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
35	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 7	~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			<5%
36	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 7	~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
37	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 7	~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
38	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 7	~20%
	Sri Lanka Swallow			~20%
39	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 7	~20%
	Sri Lanka Swallow			~20%
40	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 7	~20%
	Mosque Swallow			~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
41	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
42	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 7	~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			<5%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			<5%
43	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 7	~20%
	Mosque Swallow			~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			<5%
44	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 7	~20%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			<5%
45	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 7	~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
46	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 7	~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~10%
47	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
48	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
49	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
50	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
51	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 7	~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			<5%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			<5%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
52	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
53	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
54	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
55	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 7	~10%
	Rufous-bellied Swallow			~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
56	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
57	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 7	~10%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			<5%
58	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
59	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
60	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
61	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 7	~10%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			<5%
62	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
	Rufous-chested Swallow			<5%
63	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~10%
	Rufous-bellied Swallow			~10%
64	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
65	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
66	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~10%
67	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
68	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
69	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 7	~10%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
70	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
71	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 7	~10%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			<5%
72	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
73	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
74	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 7	<5%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			<5%
75	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	<5%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			<5%
76	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 7	<5%
	Rufous-bellied Swallow			<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
77	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
78	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
79	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 7	<5%
	Sri Lanka Swallow			<5%
80	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
81	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
82	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 7	<5%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			<5%
83	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 7	<5%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
84	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
85	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	<5%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			<5%
86	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
87	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
88	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~60%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~60%
2	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 7	~40%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~40%
3	Harbin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~30%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~30%
4	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~30%
5	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~30%
6	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~30%
7	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
8	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~30%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~30%
9	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 7	~30%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
10	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 7	~30%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~30%
11	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 7	~20%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
12	Chongqing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
13	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
14	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
15	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 7	~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
16	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
17	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
18	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
19	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
20	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
21	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
22	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 7	~20%
	Sri Lanka Swallow			~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			<5%
23	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
24	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~20%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~20%
25	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 7	~20%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~20%
26	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
27	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
28	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 7	~10%
	Mosque Swallow			~10%
29	Hiroshima	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
30	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
31	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
32	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
33	Changsha	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
34	Xi'an	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
35	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
36	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
37	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
38	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
39	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
40	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
41	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
42	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
43	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
	Mosque Swallow			<5%
44	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
45	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
46	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
47	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Greater Striped-Swallow			~10%
48	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
49	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
50	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
51	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
52	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
53	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Striped-Swallow			~10%
54	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
55	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
56	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
57	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
58	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
59	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%
60	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow			~10%

Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies

Species in this group

Lesser Striped-Swallow

Greater Striped-Swallow

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Sri Lanka Swallow

Mosque Swallow

Rufous-chested Swallow

Rufous-bellied Swallow

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked