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Lesser Striped Swallow
Kleinstreepswael · Cecropis abyssinica
A richly coloured swallow with a rufous cap and rump and heavily streaked underparts. It builds a remarkable enclosed mud nest with a long entrance tunnel under bridges and eaves. Mostly a summer breeding visitor to Kruger, with only a few lingering, it largely departs for winter.
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Bright rufous rump and cap with heavily dark-streaked white underparts; builds a mud retort nest.
Listen for its call
A nasal, squeaky chatter — "zeh-zeh-zeeer".
Where to see it in Kruger
Around bridges, buildings and camps parkwide in the warmer months.
Did you know
It builds a mud nest shaped like a bottle with a long tunnel entrance.
Often confused with
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