Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witpenswindswael |
| Albanian | Dejka gjoksbardhë |
| Arabic | سمامة البية |
| Armenian | Սպիտակափոր մանգաղաթև |
| Asturian | Andarñn montñs |
| Azerbaijani | Ağqarın uzunqanad |
| Basque | Malkar-sorbeltza |
| Bulgarian | Алпийски бързолет |
| Catalan | ballester comú |
| Chinese (SIM) | 高山雨燕 |
| Croatian | bijela čiopa |
| Czech | rorýs velký |
| Danish | Alpesejler |
| Dutch | Alpengierzwaluw |
| English | Alpine Swift |
| English (United States) | Alpine Swift |
| Faroese | Alpusveimari |
| Finnish | alppikiitäjä |
| French | Martinet à ventre blanc |
| French (France) | Martinet à ventre blanc |
| Galician | Anduriñón real |
| German | Alpensegler |
| Greek | Βουνοσταχτάρα |
| Hebrew | סיס הרים |
| Hungarian | Havasi sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Alpasvölungur |
| Italian | Rondone maggiore |
| Japanese | シロハラアマツバメ |
| Korean | 흰배칼새 |
| Lithuanian | Baltapilvis alpinis čiurlys |
| Malayalam | വെള്ളവയറൻ ശരപ്പക്ഷി |
| Norwegian | alpeseiler |
| Persian | بادخورک کوهی |
| Polish | jerzyk alpejski |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinhão-real |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-real |
| Romanian | Drepnea mare |
| Russian | Белобрюхий стриж |
| Serbian | Bela čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník skalný |
| Slovenian | Planinski hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo Real |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Vencejo Real |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo real |
| Swedish | alpseglare |
| Turkish | Ak Karınlı Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець білочеревий |
Revision Notes
Luca Bielski prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Tachymarptis melba (Linnaeus, 1758)
Definitions
- TACHYMARPTIS
- melba
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.1
- Partial Revision
- October 24, 2023
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Authors
Philip Chantler, Eduardo de Juana, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Chantler, P., E. de Juana, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2023). Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.alpswi1.01.1
Revision Notes
Luca Bielski prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Alpine Swift Apus melba
Authors
Philip Chantler, Eduardo de Juana, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Chantler, P., E. de Juana, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Alpine Swift (Apus melba), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.alpswi1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- April 25, 2016
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Authors
Philip Chantler, Eduardo de Juana, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Eduardo de Juana, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Chantler, P., E. de Juana, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2016). Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
