Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (2)
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 20, 2012
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 20, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Draadstertswael |
| Chinese (SIM) | 线尾燕 |
| Czech | vlaštovka dlouhoocasá |
| Dutch | Roodkruinzwaluw |
| English | Wire-tailed Swallow |
| English (United States) | Wire-tailed Swallow |
| French | Hirondelle à longs brins |
| French (French Guiana) | 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 |
| Malayalam | കമ്പിവാലൻ കത്രിക |
| Marathi | तारवाली भिंगरी |
| Norwegian | trådhalesvale |
| Persian | پرستوی سرسرخ |
| Polish | jaskółka rdzawogłowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinha-cauda-de-arame |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-rabijunca |
| Russian | Нитехвостая ласточка |
| Serbian | Tankorepa lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička hnedohlavá |
| Spanish | Golondrina Colilarga |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina colilarga |
| Swedish | trådstjärtad svala |
| Thai | นกนางแอ่นหางลวด |
| Turkish | Tel Kuyruklu Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка ниткохвоста |
Hirundo smithii Leach, 1818
PROTONYM:
Hirundo Smithii
Leach, 1818. Narr.Exped.Zaire[Tuckey], p.407.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Chisalla Island, Congo.
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- smithii
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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)
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Distribution of the Wire-tailed Swallow