Tahiti Swiftlet Aerodramus leucophaeus Scientific name definitions
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Guy M. Kirwan, Philip Chantler, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published August 4, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | salangana de la Polinèsia |
| Czech | salangana tahitská |
| Dutch | Tahitisalangaan |
| English | Tahiti Swiftlet |
| English (United States) | Tahiti Swiftlet |
| French | Salangane de la Société |
| French (France) | Salangane de la Société |
| German | Polynesiensalangane |
| Japanese | タヒチアナツバメ |
| Norwegian | tahitisalangan |
| Polish | salangana czarna |
| Russian | Полинезийская салангана |
| Serbian | Polinezijska čiopica |
| Slovak | salangána čierna |
| Spanish | Salangana Polinesia |
| Spanish (Spain) | Salangana polinesia |
| Swedish | tahitisalangan |
| Turkish | Polinezya Yelyutanı |
| Ukrainian | Салангана таїтійська |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Aerodramus leucophaeus (Peale, 1849)
PROTONYM:
Macropteryx leucophaeus
Peale, 1849. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8, p.178.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tahiti.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AERODRAMUS
- LEUCOPHAEUS
- leucophaeus
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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)
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Distribution of the Tahiti Swiftlet
