Swallows, Martins

Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis

The Mosque Swallow (Cecropis senegalensis) is a 45 g grassland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Swallows, Martins

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

45 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

22

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Gambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Namibia, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Angola, Botswana, Guinea-Bissau, Benin, Central African Rep..

Where to see it: Mt. Moco Reserve IBA (Angola); Amano Christian School (Zambia); Kalana (Mali); Niono & L'Office Niger area (Mali); Rápidos de Surire, south of Saltinho, Tombali (Guinea-Bissau).

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist