Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (3)
Steven Hilty
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 4, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 4, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Zwaluwtangare |
| English | Swallow Tanager |
| English (United States) | Swallow Tanager |
| French | Tersine hirondelle |
| French (France) | Tersine hirondelle |
| German | Schwalbentangare |
| Icelandic | Svölutáni |
| Japanese | ツバメフウキンチョウ |
| Norwegian | svaletanagar |
| Polish | tersyna |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | saí-andorinha |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Saí-andorinha |
| Russian | Ласточковая танагра |
| Serbian | Lastavičja tangara |
| Slovak | tersina tyrkysová |
| Spanish | Tangara Golondrina |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Tersina |
| Spanish (Chile) | Tersina |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Tersina (Tangara Golondrina) |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tersina |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Tersina |
| Spanish (Peru) | Azulejo Golondrina |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tangara golondrina |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Tersina |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Azulejo Golondrina |
| Swedish | svaltangara |
| Turkish | Kırlangıç Tangarası |
| Ukrainian | Терзина |
Tersina viridis (Illiger, 1811)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo viridis
Illiger, 1811. Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium: additis terminis zoographicis utriusque classis, eorumque versione germanica, p.229.
TYPE LOCALITY:
based on 'L'Hirondelle verte' of Temminck Sandwich Island ; error, eastern Brazil substituted by Hellmayr, 1936, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 9, p. 1.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TERSINA
- viridis
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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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 Swallow Tanager