African red-rumped swallow

African red-rumped swallow
Cecropis melanocrissus emini, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Cecropis
Species:
C. melanocrissus
Binomial name
Cecropis melanocrissus
Rüppell, 1845

The African red-rumped swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus) is small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is found in north tropical areas of Africa south of the Sahara.

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