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title: "Roodborstzwaluw"
description: "Cecropis semirufa — Vogels. The red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa), also known as the rufous-chested swallow, is a member of the family Hirundinidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rufous-chested-swallow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodborstzwaluw

> Cecropis semirufa — Vogels. The red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa), also known as the rufous-chested swallow, is a member of the family Hirundinidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Cecropis semirufa*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 868
- Wikidata: [Q781535](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781535)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144796](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144796)

## Names

- en: Rufous-chested Swallow
- de: Rotbrustschwalbe
- es: Golondrina Pechirrufa
- fr: Hirondelle à ventre roux
- nl: Roodborstzwaluw
- pt: Andorinha-de-peito-ruivo
- pl: Jaskółka rdzawobrzucha

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (532), NA (51), ZM (38), KE (25), UG (23), ZW (21), BJ (15), BW (12), GA (11), TZ (11), AO (9), GH (9)

## Summary

The red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa), also known as the rufous-chested swallow, is a member of the family Hirundinidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is confined to the tropical rainforest during the wet season.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-breasted_swallow

## Photo

![Roodborstzwaluw](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-chested-swallow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365270183

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-chested-swallow?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).