Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (46)
- Monotypic
Tanner K. Steeves, Shannon B. Kearney-McGee, Margaret A. Rubega, Calvin L. Cink, and Charles T. Collins
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 25, 2014
Text last updated April 25, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Andarñn de chimenea |
| Bulgarian | Коминен бързолет |
| Catalan | falciot cuaespinós de les xemeneies |
| Croatian | čađasta čiopa |
| Czech | rorýs ostnitý |
| Danish | Skortstenssejler |
| Dutch | Schoorsteengierzwaluw |
| English | Chimney Swift |
| English (United States) | Chimney Swift |
| French | Martinet ramoneur |
| French (France) | Martinet ramoneur |
| Galician | Cirrio das chemineas |
| German | Schornsteinsegler |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Βελονοσταχτάρα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Irondèl etranje |
| Hebrew | סיס אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Kéménysarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Háfsvölungur |
| Japanese | エントツアマツバメ |
| Lithuanian | Dūminė chetura |
| Norwegian | skorsteinsseiler |
| Polish | kominiarczyk amerykański |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinhão-peregrino |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Rabo-espinhoso |
| Romanian | Drepnea de horn |
| Russian | Дымчатый иглохвост |
| Serbian | Američka čiopa |
| Slovak | srp torpédovitý |
| Slovenian | Temni dimnik |
| Spanish | Vencejo de Chimenea |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Vencejo de Chimenea |
| Spanish (Chile) | Vencejo de chimenea |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Vencejo de Paso |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Vencejo de chimenea |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Vencejo de Chimenea |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Vencejo de Chimenea |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Vencejo Migratorio |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Vencejo de Chimenea |
| Spanish (Panama) | Vencejo de Chimenea |
| Spanish (Peru) | Vencejo de Chimenea |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Vencejo de Chimeneas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo de chimenea |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Vencejo de Chimenea |
| Swedish | skorstensseglare |
| Turkish | Baca İğnekuyruğu |
| Ukrainian | Голкохвіст східний |
Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo Pelagica
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.192.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America, i.e. South Carolina.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHAETURA
- pelagica / pelagicus
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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
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Chimney Swift
