Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (33)
- 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 |
| Catalan | oreneta cuafilosa |
| 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 (France) | 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 |
| 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 |
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, 2023
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- smithii
The Key to Scientific Names
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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
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Wire-tailed Swallow
