Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (42)
- Subspecies (3)
Philip Chantler, Arnau Bonan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 7, 2014
Text last updated February 7, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bruinwindswael |
| Albanian | Dejka e zbehtë |
| Arabic | سمامة فاتحة |
| Asturian | Andarñn pñlidu |
| Azerbaijani | Qonur uzunqanad |
| Basque | Sorbeltz arrea |
| Bulgarian | Блед бързолет |
| Catalan | falciot pàl·lid |
| Croatian | smeđa čiopa |
| Czech | rorýs šedohnědý |
| Danish | Gråsejler |
| Dutch | Vale Gierzwaluw |
| English | Pallid Swift |
| English (United States) | Pallid Swift |
| Finnish | vaaleakiitäjä |
| French | Martinet pâle |
| French (France) | Martinet pâle |
| Galician | Cirrio pálido |
| German | Fahlsegler |
| Greek | Ωχροσταχτάρα |
| Hebrew | סיס חוורוור |
| Hungarian | Halvány sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Fölsvölungur |
| Italian | Rondone pallido |
| Japanese | ウスアマツバメ |
| Latvian | Bālā svīre |
| Lithuanian | Blyškusis čiurlys |
| Norwegian | gråseiler |
| Persian | بادخورک دودی |
| Polish | jerzyk blady |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-pálido |
| Portuguese (RAM) | Andorinha-do-mar |
| Romanian | Drepnea palidă |
| Russian | Бледный стриж |
| Serbian | Siva čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník plavý |
| Slovenian | Bledi hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo Pálido |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo pálido |
| Swedish | blek tornseglare |
| Turkish | Boz Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець блідий |
Apus pallidus (Shelley, 1870)
PROTONYM:
Cypselus pallidus
Shelley, 1870. Ibis, p.445.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Egypt.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APUS
- apus
- pallidum / pallidus
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 Pallid Swift
