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Cecropis

  • Cecropis

    Cecropis is a genus of large swallows found in Africa and tropical Asia in the family Hirundinidae of the order Passeriformes.
    The name of the genus is from the Ancient Greek Kekropis "Athenian woman".

    1/ Rufous-bellied swallow (Nhạn bụng hung, Cecropis badia)

    2/ Striated swallow (Nhạn bụng vằn, Cecropis striolata)

    3/ Red-rumped swallow (Nhạn bụng xám, Cecropis daurica)

  • Striated Swallow

    Striated swallow 
    (Nhạn bụng vằn, Cecropis striolata)

    The striated swallow (Cecropis striolata) is a species of swallow found in open, often hilly, areas with clearings and cultivation across Southeast Asia to north-eastern India and Taiwan.
    The bird is found in Southeast Asia to north-eastern India and Taiwan.

    Hirundinidae: Latin hirundo swallow.
    The name of the genus Cecropis is from the Ancient Greek Kekropis "Athenian woman".
    striolata, striolatus: Latin striolatus finely striped (striola fine linear marking, Latin stria furrow).

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