Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (6)
Stephanie Strickler and Steve West
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 29, 2011
Text last updated July 29, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | oreneta de cova |
| Czech | vlaštovka jeskynní |
| Dutch | Holenzwaluw |
| English | Cave Swallow |
| English (United States) | Cave Swallow |
| French | Hirondelle à front brun |
| French (France) | Hirondelle à front brun |
| German | Höhlenschwalbe |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Irondèl Falèz |
| Hungarian | Barlangi fescke |
| Icelandic | Hellasvala |
| Japanese | セスジツバメ |
| Norwegian | grottesvale |
| Polish | jaskółka jaskiniowa |
| Russian | Пещерная ласточка |
| Serbian | Američka pećinska lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička karibská |
| Spanish | Golondrina Pueblera |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Golondrina Cavernícola |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Golondrina de cuevas |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Golondrina de Cuevas |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Golondrina Pueblera |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Golondrina Pueblera |
| Spanish (Panama) | Golondrina de Cuevas |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Golondrina de Cuevas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina pueblera |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Golondrina de las Cavernas |
| Swedish | grottsvala |
| Turkish | Mağara Kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Ясківка печерна |
Petrochelidon fulva (Vieillot, 1808)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo fulva
Vieillot, 1808. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale, depuis Saint Dominique jusqu'à la baie de Hudson; contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois 1(1807), p.62 pl.32.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Santo Domingo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PETROCHELIDON
- fulva
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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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Distribution of the Cave Swallow
