The West African swallow (''Cecropis domicella'') is a

swallow The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The ...

. It is found in Africa from Senegal to eastern Sudan.

Taxonomy and systematics

The West African swallow was originally described in the genus ''

Hirundo The bird genus ''Hirundo'' is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this group have blue bac ...

''. Some authorities consider it to be a subspecies of the

red-rumped swallow The red-rumped swallow (''Cecropis daurica'') is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in open hilly country of temperate southern Europe and Asia from Portugal and Spain to Japan, India, Sri Lanka and tropical Africa. The India ...

. Alternate names for the West African swallow include the lowland swallow, Senegal red-rumped swallow and West African striated swallow.

References

West African swallow West African swallow Taxa named by Theodor von Heuglin {{Hirundinidae-stub