Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Lesser Striped Swallow, Praso River, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image

Ghana
May 2011

The Lesser Striped Swallow is distributed in Africa south of the Sahara except in the south-west. There is a distribution map at Birdlife International.
Lesser Striped Swallow, Praso River, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image It is found in grassland, woodland and forest edges and near human habitation.

It has a rufous rump and a rufous head. The underparts are heavily streaked and the tail has long outer feathers and small white windows.
Lesser Striped Swallow, Kakum, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image

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