African swallow may refer to: Genus Cecropis, mud-nest building swallows: Lesser striped swallow, Cecropis abyssinica Greater striped swallow, Cecropis cucullata Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica (range extends beyond Africa) West African swallow, Cecropis domicella Red-breasted swallow, Cecropis semirufa Mosque swallow, Cecropis senegalensis Genus Hirundo open-cup nesting swallows: Ethiopian swallow, Hirundo aethiopica White-throated swallow, Hirundo albigularis Angola swallow, Hirundo angolensis Blue swallow, Hirundo atrocaerulea Pearl-breasted swallow, Hirundo dimidiata Pied-winged swallow, Hirundo leucosoma Red-chested swallow, Hirundo lucida White-tailed swallow, Hirundo megaensis white-bibbed swallow, Hirundo nigrita Black-and-rufous swallow, Hirundo nigrorufa Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica (range extends beyond Africa, this is also the European swallow) Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii smithii Genus Petrochelidon, cliff nesting swallows: Forest swallow, Petrochelidon fuliginosa Preuss's cliff swallow, Petrochelidon preussi Red-throated cliff swallow, Petrochelidon rufigula South African cliff swallow, Petrochelidon spilodera Genus Pseudhirundo: Grey-rumped swallow, Pseudhirundo griseopyga See also Swallow African swallowtail (Papilio dardanus) African Swallow-tailed Kite