Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Catalan | oreneta australiana |
| Dutch | Welkomzwaluw |
| English | Welcome Swallow |
| English (United States) | Welcome Swallow |
| French | Hirondelle messagère |
| French (France) | Hirondelle messagère |
| German | Glücksschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Morgunsvala |
| Japanese | オーストラリアツバメ |
| Norwegian | pionérsvale |
| Polish | jaskółka australijska |
| Russian | Краснолобая ласточка |
| Serbian | Lasta domaćin |
| Slovak | lastovička štebotavá |
| Spanish | Golondrina Australiana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina australiana |
| Swedish | välkomstsvala |
| Turkish | Haberci Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка австралійська |
Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842
PROTONYM:
Hirundo neoxena
Gould, 1842. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1842), Part 1, 0 no.117, p.131.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'the whole of the southern coast of Australia and Van Diemen's Land' = Tasmania.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- neoxena / neoxenus
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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 Welcome Swallow
