Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: Rufous-chested Swallow

Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa

Described by: Sundevall (1850)
Alternate common name(s): Red-breasted Swallow
Old scientific name(s): Hirundo semirufa

Photographs

Lekki Conservation Center, Lagos, Nigeria - Jun 18, 2005 © Charlie Moores  Lekki Conservation Center, Lagos, Nigeria - Jun 18, 2005 © Charlie Moores 
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Range

W., wc. and se. Africa;
(1) Senebambia and Sierra Leone, coastal Ivory Coast and Ghana, s. Mali, s. Niger, s. Chad, cw. And s. Sudan, w. Kenya.
(2) Nc. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana, Zambia, n. and e. Zimbabwe, s. Mozambique, and ne. South Africa (Transvaal, Swaziland, Orange Free State, n. Natal, n. and e. Cape Province).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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