Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Blouswael |
Dutch | Blauwe Zwaluw |
English | Montane Blue Swallow |
English (Kenya) | Blue Swallow |
English (South Africa) | Blue Swallow |
English (United States) | Montane Blue Swallow |
French | Hirondelle bleue |
French (France) | Hirondelle bleue |
German | Stahlschwalbe |
Japanese | クロハリオツバメ |
Norwegian | blåsvale |
Polish | jaskółka długosterna |
Russian | Атласная ласточка |
Slovak | lastovička modrá |
Spanish | Golondrina Azul |
Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina azul |
Swedish | blåsvala |
Turkish | Mavi Kırlangıç |
Ukrainian | Ластівка довгохвоста |
Hirundo atrocaerulea Sundevall, 1850
PROTONYM:
Hirundo atrocaerulea
Sundevall, 1850. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, p.107.
TYPE LOCALITY:
lower Caffraria; type from Umvoti, Natal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- atrocaerulea / atrocaeruleus
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Montane Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Scientific name definitions
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 20, 2012
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 20, 2012
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Montane Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea
Authors
Angela Turner
Recommended Citation
Turner, A. (2020). Montane Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea), 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.bluswa1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 20, 2012
- Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea
Authors
Angela Turner
Recommended Citation
Turner, A. (2012). Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea). 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.