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Cecropis  F. Boie, 1826
Taxonomic Serial No.: 915803

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Lillia F. Boie, 1844
  
    Phoenichelidon Roberts, 1922
  
    Acropis F. Boie, 1826
  
    Cercropis F. Boie, 1826
  
    Herophilus Gistel, 1848
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyHirundinidae Rafinesque, 1815 – Swallows  
                               GenusCecropis F. Boie, 1826  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesCecropis abyssinica (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Lesser Striped Swallow, Hirondelle striée, andorinha-estriada-pequena, Golondrina abisinia 
                                  SpeciesCecropis badia Cassin, 1853 – Rufous-bellied Swallow, Hirondelle baie, andorinha-mulata, andorinha-de-barriga-ruiva, Golondrina Ventrirrufa 
                                  SpeciesCecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783) – Greater Striped Swallow, Hirondelle à tête rousse, andorinha-estriada-grande, Golondrina cabecirrufa 
                                  SpeciesCecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769) – Red-rumped Swallow, Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Hirondelle striolée, andorinha-dáurica, Golondrina dáurica 
                                  SpeciesCecropis hyperythra (Blyth, 1849) – Sri Lanka Swallow, Hirondelle de Ceylan, andorinha-cingalesa, andorinha-do-ceilão, Golondrina de Sri Lanka 
                                  SpeciesCecropis melanocrissus Rüppell, 1845 – African Red-rumped Swallow, Hirondelle de Rüppell, andorinha-acanelada 
                                  SpeciesCecropis rufula (Temminck, 1835) – European Red-rumped Swallow, Hirondelle rousseline, andorinha-arruivada 
                                  SpeciesCecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850) – Rufous-chested Swallow, Red-breasted Swallow, Hirondelle à ventre roux, andorinha-de-peito-ruivo, Golondrina pechirrufa 
                                  SpeciesCecropis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) – Mosque Swallow, Hirondelle des mosquées, andorinha-das-mesquitas, andorinha-senegalesa, Golondrina senegalesa 
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
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