Purple Needletail Hirundapus celebensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Philip Chantler and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot cuaespinós porpra |
| Chinese | 紫針尾雨燕 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 紫针尾雨燕 |
| Czech | rorýs fialovohřbetý |
| Dutch | Zwarte Stekelstaartgierzwaluw |
| English | Purple Needletail |
| English (United States) | Purple Needletail |
| French | Martinet des Célèbes |
| French (France) | Martinet des Célèbes |
| German | Purpursegler |
| Indonesian | Kapinis-jarum ungu |
| Japanese | セレベスハリオアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | glansseiler |
| Polish | igłosternik czarnogardły |
| Russian | Пурпурный колючехвост |
| Serbian | Ljubičasta iglorepa čiopa |
| Slovak | srp purpurový |
| Spanish | Vencejo de Célebes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo de Célebes |
| Swedish | purpurtaggstjärtseglare |
| Turkish | Mor İğnekuyruk |
| Ukrainian | Колючохвіст пурпуровий |
Hirundapus celebensis (Sclater, 1866)
PROTONYM:
Chaetura gigantea var. celebensis
Sclater, 1866. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865, Part 3, p.608.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Menado, Celebes.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIRUNDAPUS
- celebense / celebensis
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 Purple Needletail
