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West African Swallow
Cecropis domicella (von Heuglin, 1869)
The Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in open hilly country of temperate southern Europe and Asia from Portugal and Spain to Japan, India and tropical Africa. The Indian and African birds are resident, but European and other Asian birds are migratory. They winter in Africa or India and are vagrants to Christmas Island and northern Australia. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
Genus:
Cecropis
Scientific:
Cecropis domicella
Citation:
(von Heuglin, 1869)
Reference:
Vog.Ost.-Afr.[Finsch & Hartlaub] p.143
Protonym:
Hirundo domicella
Avibase ID:
0D8DB4AE1ECF61AF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0D8DB4AE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916677
Geographic range:
- Cecropis domicella: Senegambia and Guinea east to southwestern Sudan, South Sudan, and western Ethiopia
Source: Clements checklist
West African Swallow
German:
Africanischer Schwalbe
Danish:
Lavlandssvale
Spanish:
Golondrina Africana
French:
Hirondelle ouest-africaine
Italian:
Rondine rossiccia del Sahel
Japanese:
afurikakoshiakatsubame
Japanese:
ニシアフリカコシアカツバメ
Dutch:
West-Afrikaanse Zwaluw
Norwegian:
Sahelsvale
Polish:
jaskólka tropikalna
Slovak:
lastovička tropická
Swedish:
västafrikansk svala
Chinese:
西非燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Hirondelle ouest-africaine ( Hirundo domicella) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: West African Swallow ( Hirundo domicella) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Hirundo daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Hirundo daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Hirundo daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Hirundo daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Hirundo daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2015: Cecropis daurica domicella [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2016: Cecropis daurica domicella [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2017: Cecropis daurica domicella [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2018: Cecropis daurica domicella [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2019: Cecropis daurica domicella [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-rumped Swallow (West African) ( Cecropis daurica domicella) |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-rumped Swallow (West African) ( Cecropis daurica domicella) |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-rumped Swallow (West African) ( Cecropis daurica domicella) |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-rumped Swallow (West African) ( Cecropis daurica domicella) |
| eBird version 2015: Red-rumped Swallow (West African) ( Cecropis daurica domicella) |
| eBird version 2016: Red-rumped Swallow (West African) ( Cecropis daurica domicella) |
| eBird version 2017: Red-rumped Swallow (West African) ( Cecropis daurica domicella) |
| eBird version 2018: Red-rumped Swallow (West African) ( Cecropis daurica domicella) |
| eBird version 2019: Red-rumped Swallow (West African) ( Cecropis daurica domicella) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hirundo daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: West African Swallow ( Cecropis domicella) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Cecropis daurica domicella [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): West African Swallow ( Hirundo domicella) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): West African Swallow ( Hirundo domicella) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): West African Swallow ( Hirundo domicella) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hirundo domicella [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cecropis domicella [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Cecropis [daurica, hyperythra or domicella]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Danish: Lavlandssvale
German: Africanischer Schwalbe, Rötelschwalbe (domicella)
English: Lowland Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow (West African), Senegal Red-rumped Swallow, West African Striated Swallow, West African Swallow
English (IOC): West African Swallow
Spanish: Golondrina Africana
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Dáurica (domicella)
Spanish (HBW): Red-rumped Swallow (West African)
Estonian: sudaani roostepääsuke
Finnish: ruostepääsky (domicella)
French: Hirondelle des savanes, Hirondelle ouest-africaine, Hirondelle rousseline (domicella), Hirondelle rousseline (ouest-africaine)
Icelandic: Brandsvala (domicella)
Italian: Rondine d'Africa Occidentale, Rondine rossiccia del Sahel
Japanese: afurikakoshiakatsubame, koshiakatsubame (domicella)
Japanese: アフリカコシアカツバメ, コシアカツバメ (domicella), ニシアフリカコシアカツバメ
Scientific: Cecropis daurica domicella, Cecropis domicella, Hirundo daurica domicella, Hirundo domicella, Lillia daurica domicella
Lithuanian: Daūrinė šelmeninė kregždė (domicella)
Dutch: Afrikaanse Rotszwaluw, Roodstuitzwaluw (domicella), Vrouwenzwaluw, West-Afrikaanse Zwaluw
Norwegian: amursvale (domicella), Sahelsvale
Polish: jaskólka tropikalna, jaskółka tropikalna
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinha-dáurica (domicella)
Slovak: lastovička tropická
Slovenian: Rdeča lastovka (domicella)
Serbian: Daurska lasta (domicella)
Swedish: Västafrikansk svala
Thai: นกนางแอ่นตะโพกแดง (แอฟริกาตะวันตก)
Turkish: Kızıl Kırlangıç (domicella)
Chinese: 西非燕
Chinese (Traditional): 西非燕
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