White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 13, 2016
Text last updated December 13, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witkopsaagvlerkswael |
| Catalan | oreneta capblanca |
| Dutch | Witkopkamzwaluw |
| English | White-headed Sawwing |
| English (Kenya) | White-headed Saw-wing |
| English (South Africa) | White-headed Saw-wing |
| English (United States) | White-headed Sawwing |
| French | Hirondelle à tête blanche |
| French (France) | Hirondelle à tête blanche |
| German | Weißkopfschwalbe |
| Japanese | シロガシラクロツバメ |
| Norwegian | hvithodesagsvale |
| Polish | żałobniczka białogłowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinha-preta-de-cabeça-branca |
| Russian | Белоголовая ласточка |
| Serbian | Beloglava lasta testerastog krila |
| Slovak | lastovička bielohlavá |
| Spanish | Golondrina Cabeciblanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina cabeciblanca |
| Swedish | vithuvad svala |
| Turkish | Ak Başlı Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Жалібничка білоголова |
Psalidoprocne albiceps Sclater, 1864
PROTONYM:
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Sclater, 1864. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, Part 1, p. 108 pl.14.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Uzinza, Tabora district, Tanganyika Territory.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PSALIDOPROCNE
- albiceps
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-headed Sawwing
