Biscutate Swift Streptoprocne biscutata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Audrey Bowe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 19, 2014
Text last updated September 19, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot de collar incomplet |
| Czech | rorýs brazilský |
| Dutch | Witschildgierzwaluw |
| English | Biscutate Swift |
| English (United States) | Biscutate Swift |
| French | Martinet à collier interrompu |
| French (France) | Martinet à collier interrompu |
| German | Schildsegler |
| Japanese | シロエリアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | skjoldseiler |
| Polish | lotniarz brazylijski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | taperuçu-de-coleira-falha |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Taperuçu-de-coleira-interrompida |
| Russian | Бразильский стриж |
| Serbian | Kragnasta čiopa |
| Slovak | sadziar kapucňový |
| Spanish | Vencejo Nuquiblanco Brasileño |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Vencejo Nuca Blanca |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Vencejo nuca blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo nuquiblanco brasileño |
| Swedish | halvmåneseglare |
| Turkish | Çift Yakalı Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Свіфт бразильський |
Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater, 1866)
PROTONYM:
Chaetura biscutata
Sclater, 1866. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865, Part 3, p. 609 pl.34.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rio de Janeiro and Ypanema, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STREPTOPROCNE
- biscutata / biscutatus
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)
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Distribution of the Biscutate Swift
