NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
European Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis rufula (Temminck, 1835)
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.
Red-rumped swallow in Calpe, Spain - May 2018
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Open encyclopedia reference
The European red-rumped swallow (Cecropis rufula) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. Historically, it was usually treated in a broad concept of the genus Hirundo, but is now treated in the genus Cecropis. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the eastern red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica), united, together with the African red-rumped swallow (C. melanocrissus, syn. C. domicella), under the common name of red-rumped swallow.
Wikipedia contributors, European red-rumped swallow; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:49:25.875505+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cecropis rufula (Temminck, 1835)
- Name authority
- (Temminck, 1835)
- Common name
- European 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 rufula (Temminck, 1835)
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 |
| African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus Rüppell, 1845 | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hirundo rufula Temminck, 1835 Temminck, 1835 | synonym |
| Cecropis daurica rufula (Temminck, 1835) (Temminck, 1835) | synonym |
| Hirundo daurica rufula Temminck, 1835 Temminck, 1835 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1278443 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.
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:TZL28. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.