A photo of a Red-breasted Swallow (Cecropis semirufa)
Red-breasted Swallow

Red-breasted Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

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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Buzzy Joell
Wednesday 01 Mar 2023 - 9:51am
Namibia
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Buzzy Joell
Tuesday 28 Feb 2023 - 2:28pm
Namibia
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Hannes Pretorius
Tuesday 28 Feb 2023 - 7:10am
Namibia
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Peter Cheetham
Sunday 26 Feb 2023 - 1:03pm
The Gambia
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