White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (39)
- Subspecies (2)
Philip Chantler and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Иглоопашат бързолет |
| Catalan | falciot cuaespinós gorjablanc |
| Chinese | 白喉針尾雨燕 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 白喉針尾雨燕 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白喉针尾雨燕 |
| Croatian | iglorepa čiopa |
| Czech | rorýs východní |
| Danish | Tornhalesejler |
| Dutch | Stekelstaartgierzwaluw |
| English | White-throated Needletail |
| English (United States) | White-throated Needletail |
| Faroese | Loftsveimari |
| Finnish | piikkipyrstökiitäjä |
| French | Martinet épineux |
| French (France) | Martinet épineux |
| German | Stachelschwanzsegler |
| Greek | Λευκόλαιμη Βελονοσταχτάρα |
| Hebrew | סיס חד-זנב |
| Hungarian | Sertefarkú sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Skeifusvölungur |
| Indonesian | Kapinis-jarum asia |
| Japanese | ハリオアマツバメ |
| Korean | 바늘꼬리칼새 |
| Lithuanian | Baltagurklis hirundapas |
| Mongolian | Ойн морин ураацай |
| Norwegian | pigghaleseiler |
| Polish | igłosternik białogardły |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-de-ferradura |
| Romanian | Drepnea cu coadă țepoasă |
| Russian | Колючехвост |
| Serbian | Belogrla iglorepa čiopa |
| Slovak | srp ostňochvostý |
| Slovenian | Mali podkvasti hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo Mongol |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo mongol |
| Swedish | taggstjärtseglare |
| Thai | นกแอ่นใหญ่คอขาว |
| Turkish | Ak Boğazlı İğnekuyruk |
| Ukrainian | Колючохвіст білогорлий |
Hirundapus caudacutus (Latham, 1801)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo caudacuta
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.lvii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Holland = New South Wales, apud Mathews.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIRUNDAPUS
- caudacuta / caudacutus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 White-throated Needletail
