Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusCecropis (Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies)
- SpeciesCecropis senegalensis (Mosque Swallow)
The mosque swallow (Cecropis senegalensis) is a large species of swallow. It is a resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa, although most common in the west. It does not migrate but follows the rains to some extent. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mosque Swallow at Mikumi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there