Marquesan Swiftlet Aerodramus ocistus Scientific name definitions
- Names (18)
- Subspecies (2)
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 |
|---|---|
| Czech | salangana markézská |
| Dutch | Markiezensalangaan |
| English | Marquesan Swiftlet |
| English (United States) | Marquesan Swiftlet |
| French | Salangane des Marquises |
| French (France) | Salangane des Marquises |
| German | Marquesassalangane |
| Japanese | マルケサスアナツバメ |
| Norwegian | marquesassalangan |
| Polish | salangana widłosterna |
| Russian | Маркизская салангана |
| Serbian | Čiopica sa Markiskih ostrva |
| Slovak | salangána markézska |
| Spanish | Salangana de las Marquesas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Salangana de las Marquesas |
| Swedish | marquesassalangan |
| Turkish | Markiz Adaları Yelyutanı |
| Ukrainian | Салангана маркізька |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Aerodramus ocistus (Oberholser, 1906)
PROTONYM:
Collocalia ocista
Oberholser, 1906. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 58, p.179,184.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AERODRAMUS
- ocista / ocistus
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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 Marquesan Swiftlet
