South African Swallow Petrochelidon spilodera Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 31, 2020
Text last updated January 31, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Familieswael |
Catalan | oreneta sud-africana |
Dutch | Kaapse Klifzwaluw |
English | South African Swallow |
English (Kenya) | South African Cliff Swallow |
English (South Africa) | South African Cliff Swallow |
English (United States) | South African Swallow |
French | Hirondelle sud-africaine |
French (France) | Hirondelle sud-africaine |
German | Klippenschwalbe |
Japanese | ナンアサンショクツバメ |
Norwegian | fregnesvale |
Polish | jaskółka towarzyska |
Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinha-rupestre-sul-africana |
Russian | Южноафриканская ласточка |
Serbian | Južnoafrička lasta |
Slovak | lastovička útesová |
Spanish | Golondrina Sudafricana |
Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina sudafricana |
Swedish | sydafrikansk klippsvala |
Turkish | Güney Afrika Kırlangıcı |
Ukrainian | Ясківка південна |
Petrochelidon spilodera (Sundevall, 1850)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo spilodera
Sundevall, 1850. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, p.108.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa; type from the Mooi River, Transvaal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PETROCHELIDON
- spilodera
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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TL: type locality
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