Cecropis

Cecropis

Taxobox
name = "Cecropis"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Hirundinidae
genus = "Cecropis"
genus authority =
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = see text

"Cecropis" is a genus of large swallows found in Africa and tropical Asia. The Red-rumped Swallow's range also extends into southern Europe. This genus is frequently subsumed into the larger genus "Hirundo".

The species (in taxonomic order) are:
*Greater Striped Swallow "Cecropis cucullata"
*Lesser Striped Swallow "Cecropis abyssinica"
*Rufous-chested Swallow "Cecropis semirufa"
*Mosque Swallow "Cecropis senegalensis"
*Red-rumped Swallow "Cecropis daurica"
*Striated Swallow "Cecropis striolata"
*Rufous-bellied Swallow "Cecropis badia"

References

* Turner and Rose, "Swallows and Martins" ISBN 0-7470-3205-5


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