• Synonyms Rufous-breasted Swallow, Rufous-chested Swallow, Redbreasted Swallow, Rufous chested Swallow
  • Old latin name for bird Hirundo semifura, Cercropis semirufa, Hirundo semirufa

Red-breasted Swallowbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 3.
    Song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 5.
    Song and call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Botswana
  • 7.
    Song, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Red-breasted Swallow

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Red-breasted Swallow subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cecropis semirufa gordoniSenegal and Gambia to Sudan and s to n Angola, c DRCongo and n Tanzania-No
Cecropis semirufa semirufas, e Angola to Malawi and ne South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRooiborsswael
Azerbaijanikürəndöş qaranquş
Catalanoreneta pit-roja
Chinese褐胸燕
Chinese (Traditional)褐胸燕
Croatiancrno-riđa lastavica
Czechvlaštovka rezavobřichá, Vlaštovka rezavobrichá
DanishRødbrystet Svale
DutchRoodborstzwaluw
EsperantoRuĝbrusta hirundo, Rufbrusta hirundo
Estonianvälja-roostepääsuke
FinnishPunarintapäasky, punarintapääsky
FrenchPetite Hirondelle à ventre roux, Hirondelle à ventre roux
FrisianReadboarstswel
GalicianAndoriña de peito rubio
GermanRotbrustschwalbe, Rostbrust-Rötelschwalbe, Rotbauchschwalbe
Hungariankucsmás fecske
IcelandicRyðsvala
IrishFáinleog bhroinnrua
ItalianRondine pettorosso, Rondine pettorossiccio
Japaneseアカハラコシアカツバメ
LatvianSarkankrūšu bezdelīga
Lithuanianrusvakrūtė šelmeninė kregždė
Norwegianrustsvale
Norwegian NynorskRustsvale
Polishjaskólka rdzawobrzucha, jaskółka rdzawobrzucha
Portugueseandorinha-de-peito-ruivo
RussianРыжегрудая (настоящая) ласточка, Рыжегрудая ласточка
SerbianAfrička crvenogruda lasta
ShonaNyenganyenga
Slovaklastovička červenobruchá
SpanishGolondrina pechirrufa, Golondrina pechirrufo, Golondrina de Frente Rojo
SwahiliMbayuwayu Kidari-chekundu
Swedishsavannsvala
TsongaNyengha leyi kulu
TswanaPêolwane
TurkishKızıl Göğüslü Kırlangıç
Ukrainianластівка рудочерева
WelshGwennol frongoch