Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | سنونو حبشي |
| Bulgarian | Етиопска лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta d'Etiòpia |
| Czech | vlaštovka středoafrická |
| Danish | Etiopersvale |
| Dutch | Ethiopische Zwaluw |
| English | Ethiopian Swallow |
| English (United States) | Ethiopian Swallow |
| French | Hirondelle d'Éthiopie |
| French (France) | Hirondelle d'Éthiopie |
| German | Fahlkehlschwalbe |
| Greek | Αιθιοπικό Χελιδόνι |
| Hebrew | סנונית אתיופית |
| Icelandic | Bliksvala |
| Japanese | エチオピアノドジロツバメ |
| Lithuanian | Etiopinė šelmeninė kregždė |
| Norwegian | savannesvale |
| Polish | jaskółka rudoczelna |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-da-etiópia |
| Romanian | Rândunică de savană |
| Russian | Эфиопская ласточка |
| Serbian | Etiopska lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička červenočelá |
| Slovenian | Etiopska lastovka |
| Spanish | Golondrina Etiópica |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina etiópica |
| Swedish | etiopisk svala |
| Turkish | Etiyopya Kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка ефіопська |
Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869
PROTONYM:
Hirundo aethiopica
Blanford, 1869. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (4), 4, p.329.
TYPE LOCALITY:
northern Ethiopia; type from Barakit, Tigre.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- aethiopica / aethiopicus
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Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Scientific name definitions
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2004
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2004
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
Authors
Angela Turner
Recommended Citation
Turner, A. (2020). Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica), 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.ethswa1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 1, 2004
- Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
Authors
Angela Turner
Recommended Citation
Turner, A. (2004). Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica). 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.