White-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 10, 2014
Text last updated February 10, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | oreneta de Mega |
| 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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Gr.: ancient Greek
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Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the White-tailed Swallow
