Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Dutch | Witbuikzwaluw |
English | White-winged Swallow |
English (United States) | White-winged Swallow |
French | Hirondelle à ailes blanches |
French (France) | Hirondelle à ailes blanches |
German | Cayenneschwalbe |
Japanese | ハジロミドリツバメ |
Norwegian | hvitbremsvale |
Polish | nadobniczka zielono-biała |
Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinha-do-rio |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-dos-rios |
Russian | Белокрылая ласточка |
Serbian | Belokrila lasta |
Slovak | lastovička bielobruchá |
Spanish | Golondrina Aliblanca |
Spanish (Argentina) | Golondrina Ala Blanca |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Golondrina Aliblanca |
Spanish (Panama) | Golondrina Aliblanca |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Golondrina ala blanca |
Spanish (Peru) | Golondrina de Ala Blanca |
Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina aliblanca |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Golondrina de Agua |
Swedish | vitvingad svala |
Turkish | Ak Kanatlı Kırlangıç |
Ukrainian | Білозорка білокрила |
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2010
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Conservation
Conservation Status
The White-winged Swallow is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN global Red List of Threatened Species due to its extensive range. Although population size has not been thoroughly examined, the White-winged Swallow is fairly common and its populations appear stable.
Effects of human activity on populations
No information is available that pertains specifically to White-winged Swallows, but for swallows in generals, humans can have both positive and negative effects on populations. Swallows around the world often gain the benefit of additional nesting locations due to human presence. In some parts of the world, swallows are seen as good luck, making humans more careful not to disturb their nesting sites (Turner and Rose 1989). However, humans have threatened a number of swallow species through land use change, causing swallow nesting habitat to decline. Side effects of pollution and pesticide use by human also negatively affects many swallows, especially by reducing the number of insects and thus the food supply for many swallows. No information is available that pertains specifically to White-winged Swallows, but for swallows in generals, humans can have both positive and negative effects on populations. Swallows around the world often gain the benefit of additional nesting locations due to human presence. In some parts of the world, swallows are seen as good luck, making humans more careful not to disturb their nesting sites (Turner and Rose 1989). Although the White-winged Swallow primarily forages near rivers and water bodies, it has been observed in pastures, making pesticide application in agricultural areas a possible threat.