Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (3)
Philip Chantler, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 14, 2016
Text last updated May 14, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | salangana de l'Himàlaia |
| Chinese | 短嘴金絲燕 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 短嘴金絲燕 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 短嘴金丝燕 |
| Czech | salangana himálajská |
| Dutch | Himalayasalangaan |
| English | Himalayan Swiftlet |
| English (United States) | Himalayan Swiftlet |
| French | Salangane de l'Himalaya |
| French (France) | Salangane de l'Himalaya |
| German | Himalajasalangane |
| Japanese | ヒマラヤアナツバメ |
| Korean | 황해쇠칼새 |
| Norwegian | orientsalangan |
| Polish | salangana himalajska |
| Russian | Гималайская салангана |
| Serbian | Himalajska čiopica |
| Slovak | salangána himalájska |
| Spanish | Salangana del Himalaya |
| Spanish (Spain) | Salangana del Himalaya |
| Swedish | himalayasalangan |
| Thai | นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย |
| Turkish | Himalaya Yelyutanı |
| Ukrainian | Салангана гімалайська |
Aerodramus brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo brevirostris
Horsfield, 1840. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1839), Pt7 no.82, p.155.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Assam.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AERODRAMUS
- brevirostre / brevirostris
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Himalayan Swiftlet
