NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
African Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis melanocrissus Rüppell, 1845
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cecropis melanocrissus Rüppell, 1845
- Name authority
- Rüppell, 1845
- Common name
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Cecropis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyHirundinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusCecropis F. Boie, 1826
- speciesCecropis melanocrissus Rüppell, 1845
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cecropis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula (Temminck, 1835) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rüppell, & Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon. (1845). Systematische Uebersicht Der Vögel Nord-Ost-Afrika’s Nebst Abbildingen Und Beschreibungen von Fünfzig Theils Unbekannten, Theils Noch Nicht Bildlich Dargestellten Arten. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:MGJ8Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.