Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (44)
- Subspecies (2)
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 20, 2012
Text last updated December 20, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Draadstertswael |
| Bangla (India) | লিশরা |
| Bulgarian | Нишкоопашата лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta cuafilosa |
| Chinese (SIM) | 线尾燕 |
| Croatian | riđokapa lastavica |
| Czech | vlaštovka dlouhoocasá |
| Dutch | Roodkruinzwaluw |
| English | Wire-tailed Swallow |
| English (AVI) | Wire-tailed Swallow |
| English (United States) | Wire-tailed Swallow |
| Estonian | niitsaba-pääsuke |
| Finnish | jouhipääsky |
| French | Hirondelle à longs brins |
| French (Canada) | Hirondelle à longs brins |
| German | Rotkappenschwalbe |
| Gujarati | તારપૂંછ તારોડિયું |
| Hebrew | סנונית חדת-זנב |
| Hindi | लीशरा अबाबील |
| Icelandic | Þráðsvala |
| Japanese | ハリオツバメ |
| Kannada | ತಂತಿಬಾಲದ ಕವಲುತೋಕೆ |
| Kazakh | Сымқұйрық қарлығаш |
| Konkani | काट्याळें |
| Malayalam | കമ്പിവാലൻ കത്രിക |
| Marathi | तारवाली भिंगरी |
| Nepali (Nepal) | सुइरोपुछ्रे गौँथली |
| Norwegian | trådhalesvale |
| Persian | پرستوی سرسرخ |
| Polish | jaskółka rdzawogłowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinha-cauda-de-arame |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-rabijunca |
| Punjabi (India) | ਤਾਰਪੂੰਝਾ |
| Russian | Нитехвостая ласточка |
| Serbian | Tankorepa lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička hnedohlavá |
| Slovenian | Nitorepa lastovka |
| Spanish | Golondrina Colilarga |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina colilarga |
| Swedish | trådstjärtad svala |
| Thai | นกนางแอ่นหางลวด |
| Turkish | Tel Kuyruklu Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка ниткохвоста |
| Zulu | inkonjanesisileside |
Hirundo smithii Leach, 1818
PROTONYM:
Hirundo Smithii
Leach, 1818. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816, under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey (etc.), p.407.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Chisalla Island, Congo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- smithii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Hirundo smithii smithii Scientific name definitions
Distribution
sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal, S Mali and C Ivory Coast E to C and SE Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia, and S (outside C rainforest zone) to N Namibia, N Botswana and NE South Africa.
Hirundo smithii smithii Leach, 1818
PROTONYM:
Hirundo Smithii
Leach, 1818. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816, under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey (etc.), p.407.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Chisalla Island, Congo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- smithii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Hirundo smithii filifera Scientific name definitions
Distribution
breeding visitor to S Uzbekistan, S Tajikistan, Afghanistan, N Pakistan and NW India; resident in SE Pakistan, most of India, SW Nepal, Myanmar, N Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and C Vietnam.
Hirundo smithii filifera Stephens, 1826
PROTONYM:
Hirundo filifera
Stephens, 1826. General Zoology, or systematic natural history 13 (2), p.78.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- smithii
- filifera / filiferus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Wire-tailed Swallow
