Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusCecropis (Red-rumped Swallows, Striped Swallows, and Allies)
- SpeciesCecropis daurica (Eastern Red-rumped Swallow)
The eastern red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is found in open, often hilly, areas with clearings and cultivation across eastern and southeastern Asia to north-eastern India and Taiwan. The European red-rumped swallow and the African red-rumped swallow were formerly considered as subspecies of the eastern red-rumped swallow. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Red-rumped Swallow sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Streak-throated Swallow
Petrochelidon fluvicola
Gray-throated Martin
Riparia chinensis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Red-rumped Swallow in Sundarbans National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Red-rumped Swallow sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Red-rumped Swallow in Sundarbans National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Red-rumped Swallow in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.