Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Dutch | Witstaartzwaluw |
English | White-tailed Swallow |
English (United States) | White-tailed Swallow |
French | Hirondelle à queue blanche |
French (France) | Hirondelle à queue blanche |
German | Weißschwanzschwalbe |
Japanese | オジロツバメ |
Norwegian | hvithalesvale |
Polish | jaskółka białosterna |
Russian | Белохвостая ласточка |
Serbian | Belorepa lasta |
Slovak | lastovička bielochvostá |
Spanish | Golondrina Coliblanca |
Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina coliblanca |
Swedish | vitstjärtad svala |
Turkish | Ak Kuyruklu Kırlangıç |
Ukrainian | Ластівка білохвоста |
Hirundo megaensis Benson, 1942
PROTONYM:
Hirundo megaensis
Benson, 1942. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 63, p.10.
TYPE LOCALITY:
ten miles west of Mega, 4,000 feet, Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- megaensis
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White-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis Scientific name definitions
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 10, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 10, 2014
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- White-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis
Authors
Angela Turner
Recommended Citation
Turner, A. (2020). White-tailed Swallow (Hirundo megaensis), 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.whtswa2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 10, 2014
- White-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis
Authors
Angela Turner
Recommended Citation
Turner, A. (2014). White-tailed Swallow (Hirundo megaensis). 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.