Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: Mosque Swallow

Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): African Mosque Swallow
Old scientific name(s): Hirundo senegalensis

Photographs

Kruger National Park, South Africa - Sep 29, 2005 © Alan Manson  Mlondozi, Kruger National Park, South Africa - Oct 2, 2006 © Alan Manson  Mlondozi, Kruger National Park, South Africa - Oct 2, 2006 © Alan Manson 
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Range

W. to sc. Africa;
(1) Senegambia e. in s. Mali, s. Niger, and s. Chad.
(2) C. and s. Sudan, w. and c. Ethiopia and s. Somalia, Kenya?, and Tanzania? Including Mafia Is.
(3) N. Namibia, n. Botswana, Zambia, n. and e. Zimbabwe, s. Mozambique, and nw. South Africa (e. Transvaal, and n. Natal).

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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