Red-breasted Swallow / Cecropis semirufa LC
- 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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Where to see Red-breasted Swallow
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Red-breasted Swallow subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecropis semirufa gordoni | Senegal and Gambia to Sudan and s to n Angola, c DRCongo and n Tanzania | - | No |
| Cecropis semirufa semirufa | s, e Angola to Malawi and ne South Africa | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooiborsswael |
| Azerbaijani | kürəndöş qaranquş |
| Catalan | oreneta pit-roja |
| Chinese | 褐胸燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 褐胸燕 |
| Croatian | crno-riđa lastavica |
| Czech | vlaštovka rezavobřichá, Vlaštovka rezavobrichá |
| Danish | Rødbrystet Svale |
| Dutch | Roodborstzwaluw |
| Esperanto | Ruĝbrusta hirundo, Rufbrusta hirundo |
| Estonian | välja-roostepääsuke |
| Finnish | Punarintapäasky, punarintapääsky |
| French | Petite Hirondelle à ventre roux, Hirondelle à ventre roux |
| Frisian | Readboarstswel |
| Galician | Andoriña de peito rubio |
| German | Rotbrustschwalbe, Rostbrust-Rötelschwalbe, Rotbauchschwalbe |
| Hungarian | kucsmás fecske |
| Icelandic | Ryðsvala |
| Irish | Fáinleog bhroinnrua |
| Italian | Rondine pettorosso, Rondine pettorossiccio |
| Japanese | アカハラコシアカツバメ |
| Latvian | Sarkankrūšu bezdelīga |
| Lithuanian | rusvakrūtė šelmeninė kregždė |
| Norwegian | rustsvale |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Rustsvale |
| Polish | jaskólka rdzawobrzucha, jaskółka rdzawobrzucha |
| Portuguese | andorinha-de-peito-ruivo |
| Russian | Рыжегрудая (настоящая) ласточка, Рыжегрудая ласточка |
| Serbian | Afrička crvenogruda lasta |
| Shona | Nyenganyenga |
| Slovak | lastovička červenobruchá |
| Spanish | Golondrina pechirrufa, Golondrina pechirrufo, Golondrina de Frente Rojo |
| Swahili | Mbayuwayu Kidari-chekundu |
| Swedish | savannsvala |
| Tsonga | Nyengha leyi kulu |
| Tswana | Pêolwane |
| Turkish | Kızıl Göğüslü Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | ластівка рудочерева |
| Welsh | Gwennol frongoch |















