Alexander's Swift Apus alexandri Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Philip Chantler and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 10, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 10, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | rorýs kapverdský |
| Danish | Kap Verde-sejler |
| Dutch | Kaapverdische Gierzwaluw |
| English | Alexander's Swift |
| English (United States) | Alexander's Swift |
| French | Martinet du Cap-Vert |
| French (French Guiana) | Martinet du Cap-Vert |
| German | Kapverdensegler |
| Icelandic | Eysvölungur |
| Japanese | ケープベルデアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | kappverdeseiler |
| Polish | jerzyk wyspowy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-de-cabo-verde |
| Russian | Кабовердский стриж |
| Slovak | dážďovník sedlatý |
| Slovenian | Zelenortski hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo de Cabo Verde |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo de Cabo Verde |
| Swedish | kapverdeseglare |
| Turkish | Kap Verd Ebabili |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець острівний |
Apus alexandri "Hartert, E", 1901
PROTONYM:
Apus unicolor alexandri
"Hartert, E", 1901. Novitates Zoologicae 8, p.328.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sao Nicolao, Cape Verde Islands.
Definitions
- APUS
- apus
- alexandri / alexandrii
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Alexander's Swift