Lesser Striped Swallow

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Cecropis abyssinica

Lesser Striped Swallow, a reference photo
Photo: Jack Versloot from Beijing · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow. It breeds in Sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. It is partially migratory with South African birds wintering further north. West African birds leave the north of the breeding range in the dry season.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Lesser Striped Swallow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Species
Cecropis abyssinica

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