Species profile
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are widespread.
- Scientific name
- Cecropis senegalensis
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Cecropis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Mosque Swallow in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Hirundinidae
- African Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola)
- African River Martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina)
- Angola Swallow (Hirundo angolensis)
- Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus)
- Asian Plain Martin (Riparia chinensis)
- Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)
- Banded Martin (Riparia cincta)
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)