Red-breasted Swallow (Cecropis semirufa)
About the Red-breasted Swallow
The red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa), also known as the rufous-chested swallow, is a member of the family Hirundinidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is confined to the tropical rainforest during the wet season. The red-breasted swallow is similar to the mosque swallow but is slightly smaller and has longer tail streamers, both species having a blue crown and mantle contrasting with a rufous rump and underparts, In the red-breasted swallow the dark crown extends below the eye and there is no white on the underwing. The juvenile is similar to the red-rumped swallow but has blue on the side of the head rather than dull red.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 37 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Botswana, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicarecording
- Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.