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title: "Jaskółka abisyńska"
description: "Cecropis abyssinica — Ptaki. The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/lesser-striped-swallow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jaskółka abisyńska

> Cecropis abyssinica — Ptaki. The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow.

- Scientific name: *Cecropis abyssinica*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3702
- Wikidata: [Q1589215](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1589215)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144795](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144795)

## Names

- en: Lesser Striped Swallow
- de: Kleine Streifenschwalbe
- es: Golondrina abisinia
- fr: Hirondelle striée
- nl: Savannezwaluw
- pt: Andorinha-estriada-pequena
- pl: Jaskółka abisyńska

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1860), TZ (314), KE (312), UG (155), BW (144), ZM (95), ZW (78), NA (69), GA (67), MW (46), AO (43), RW (37)

## Summary

The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow. It breeds in Sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. It is partially migratory with South African birds wintering further north. West African birds leave the north of the breeding range in the dry season.

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

## Photo

![Jaskółka abisyńska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-striped-swallow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11062559

## Machine access

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