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 →
Closest Relatives at Hemis National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Pale Sand Martin
Riparia diluta
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Red-rumped Swallow at Hemis National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 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