Greater Striped Swallow

Cecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783) — also called Greater Striped-Swallow, GSSW, Larger Striped Swallow. Occurrence records of the Greater Striped Swallow are shared on GBIF from around 272 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (2 862 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHirundinidae

272reserves with records

49 084records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Greater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata) — Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	2 862
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 454
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 380
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 870
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 674
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 381
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 098
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	955
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	914
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	802
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	801
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	798
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	794
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	770
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	759
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	734
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	629
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	620
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	605
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	602
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	591
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	583
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	578
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	561
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	546
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	541
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	533
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	531
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	518
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	500
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	463
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	455
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	453
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	437
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	430
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	415
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	366
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	366
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	361
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	340
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	339
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	327
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	324
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	323
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	322
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	311
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	309
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	305
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	303
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	288
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	273
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	264
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	260
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	256
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	254
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	250
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	244
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	239
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	239
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	237

and 212 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 102 reserves
Gauteng: 44 reserves
Eastern Cape: 32 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 25 reserves
Free State: 21 reserves
Mpumalanga: 17 reserves
Northern Cape: 12 reserves
North West: 12 reserves
Limpopo: 7 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Scientific name: Cecropis cucullata
GBIF taxon: 5846387
Wikidata: Q1318015

More of the Hirundinidae family

Barn Swallow Lesser Striped Swallow White-throated Swallow Rock Martin Brown-throated Martin Black Saw-wing Pearl-breasted Swallow Banded Martin Red-breasted Swallow South African Cliff Swallow Wire-tailed Swallow House Martin Grey-rumped Swallow

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.