Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Greater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata) - HBW 9, p. 675
French: Hirondelle à tête rousse
German: Kapschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina Cabecirrufa
Other common names: Streaked Swallow, Larger Stripe-breasted Swallow
Taxonomy: Hirundo cucullata Boddaert, 1783, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Genus often merged with Hirundo, but DNA studies support retention of separate taxa. Often considered to form a superspecies with C. abyssinica, although ranges overlap widely in S Africa. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds Angola, and from C Namibia, SE Botswana and E & C Zimbabwe S to South Africa; migrates N to N Angola, Zambia, S DRCongo and SW Tanzania.
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Pair of swallows sharing the nest building. Almost always arrived together and calling to each other. Always kept to the same or Locality Greyton, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Mike_G 11 February 2013 11 weeks ago 1 min 4.3 -
Adults perched on a concrete wall Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 2 October 2002 33 weeks ago 25 sec 4.3 -
An adult perched, singing and preening Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 2 October 2002 33 weeks ago 27 sec 4 -
A bird singing on top of a bush Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 October 2004 7 years ago 24 sec 4 -
A group perched on the metal cable of a gate Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 30 September 2002 9 years ago 22 sec 3.9 -
A pair excavating a nest site Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 2 October 2002 33 weeks ago 10 sec 3
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An adult standing on the table on the terrace of a bungalow.
Locality Bontebok National Park, Swellendam, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 21 November 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
Two birds perched on fench wire singing
Locality Polokwane (Pietersburg), Limpopo Province, South Africa
jmdebruyn 7 December 2012 22 weeks ago 4 -
Adult bringing food to nestlings
Locality Heidelberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Conan Guard 15 December 2008 4 years ago 3.9 -
Perched on a pole near the nest under a veranda
Locality Gauteng Province, South Africa
ossewa 9 March 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
Adult perched
Locality Paarl Bird Sanctuary, Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Loutjie Steenberg 13 February 2011 2 years ago 3.6 -
A juvenile perching on the twig
Locality Barberspan Bird Sanctuary, North West Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 4 April 2011 1 year ago 3.6
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A bird singing. Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 October 2004 18 weeks ago 4 -
A male singing. Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 2 October 2002 18 weeks ago 4
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