Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (6)
Larry Schwitters, Drew Schwitters, Evelyn L. Bull, and Charles T. Collins
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot cuaespinós de Vaux |
| Czech | rorýs srpokřídlý |
| Dutch | Vauxgierzwaluw |
| English | Vaux's Swift |
| English (United States) | Vaux's Swift |
| French | Martinet de Vaux |
| French (France) | Martinet de Vaux |
| German | Graubauchsegler |
| Japanese | ノドジロハリオアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | brunseiler |
| Polish | kominiarczyk szarobrzuchy |
| Russian | Серобрюхий иглохвост |
| Serbian | Zapadna američka čiopa |
| Slovak | srp Vauxov |
| Spanish | Vencejo de Vaux |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Vencejo Común |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Vencejito Común |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Vencejo de Vaux |
| Spanish (Panama) | Vencejo de Vaux |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo de Vaux |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Vencejo Lomimarrón |
| Swedish | vauxseglare |
| Turkish | Vaux İğnekuyruğu |
| Ukrainian | Голкохвіст сірочеревий |
Chaetura vauxi (Townsend, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Cypcelus Vauxi
Townsend, 1839. Narrative of a journey across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c., p.348.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Columbia River = Fort Vancouver, Washington.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHAETURA
- vauxi / vauxii
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● 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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