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Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) — also called Lesser Striped-Swallow, Lesser striped swallows, LSSW. Occurrence records of the Lesser Striped Swallow are shared on GBIF from around 200 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (2 567 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHirundinidae
200reserves with records
33 245records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)
Photo: Dwergenpaartje · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kruger National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo2 567
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2 562
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West2 517
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 947
Springside Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 236
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 209
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 025
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 019
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 006
St. Lucia SystemProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal967
Addo Elephant National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape892
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng829
The WaterberryNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal640
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected areaEC Eastern Cape590
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng548
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal519
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal449
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserveNW North West448
Bluff Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal436
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West432
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga414
Nyati ConcessionProtected areaEC Eastern Cape396
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuaryNW North West394
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryNW North West394
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal376
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal353
Kruin ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng337
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal305
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng278
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical gardenGP Gauteng264
Umhlanga LagoonProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal263
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal252
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo238
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West232
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal216
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserveGP Gauteng213
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West195
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga195
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal184
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal175
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryEC Eastern Cape172
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuaryEC Eastern Cape172
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng161
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal161
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal160
SabieparkNature reserveMP Mpumalanga160
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal160
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga159
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo154
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo143
Oribi GorgeProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal131
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape131
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo119
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal104
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal93
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal92
Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal91
Paradise ValleyNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal90
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal90
Colbyn ValleyNature reserveGP Gauteng89

and 140 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal
62 reserves
Limpopo
43 reserves
Eastern Cape
35 reserves
Gauteng
24 reserves
Mpumalanga
21 reserves
North West
15 reserves

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Scientific name
Cecropis abyssinica
GBIF taxon
6095032
Wikidata
Q1589215

More of the Hirundinidae family

Barn SwallowGreater Striped SwallowWhite-throated SwallowRock MartinBrown-throated MartinBlack Saw-wingPearl-breasted SwallowBanded MartinRed-breasted SwallowSouth African Cliff SwallowWire-tailed SwallowHouse MartinGrey-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.