
The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow.
Most records Oct to Nov
When Lesser Striped Swallow sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 1,890 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Lesser Striped Swallow is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,890 records, iNaturalist
20+ results in South Africa
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the Lesser Striped Swallow at stays in or beside Kruger National Park.
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Species
Cecropis abyssinica
Records
1 890
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Lesser Striped Swallow on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Lesser Striped Swallow at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Lesser Striped Swallow is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (37% of records), Mpumalanga (19% of records), Eastern Cape (14% of records), based on 1 890 iNaturalist observations. 23 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Lesser Striped Swallow on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Lesser Striped Swallow peak from Oct to Nov, based on 1 890 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
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.