West African swallow

West African swallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Hirundinidae
Genus:Cecropis
Species: C. domicella
Binomial name
Cecropis domicella
(Heuglin, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Cecropis daurica domicella
  • Hirundo daurica domicella
  • Hirundo domicella
  • Lillia daurica domicella

The West African swallow (Cecropis domicella) is a swallow. It is found in Africa from Senegal to eastern Sudan.[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

The West African swallow was originally described in the genus Hirundo. Some authorities consider it to be a subspecies of the red-rumped swallow. Alternate names for the West African swallow include the lowland swallow, Senegal red-rumped swallow and West African striated swallow.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Swallows « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Cecropis domicella - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-05.


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