African Swift Apus barbatus Scientific name definitions
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (7)
Josep del Hoyo, Philip Chantler, Nigel Collar, Peter F. D. Boesman, Guy M. Kirwan, and Nárgila Moura
Version: 2.0 — Published April 30, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartwindswael |
| Catalan | falciot del Cap |
| Czech | rorýs tmavoprsý |
| Danish | Afrikansk Sort Sejler |
| Dutch | Kaapse Gierzwaluw |
| English | African Swift |
| English (Kenya) | African Black Swift |
| English (South Africa) | African Black/Fernando Po Swift |
| English (United States) | African Swift |
| French | Martinet du Cap |
| French (France) | Martinet du Cap |
| German | Kapsegler |
| Greek | Αφρικανική Σταχτάρα |
| Hebrew | סיס אפריקני |
| Japanese | ミナミクロアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | bekseiler |
| Polish | jerzyk afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinhão-preto-africano |
| Russian | Капский стриж |
| Serbian | Afrička čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník tmavoprsý |
| Slovenian | Afriški hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo de El Cabo |
| Swedish | biokoseglare/afrikansk svartseglare |
| Turkish | Kap Ebabili |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець капський |
| Zulu | inhlolamvula |
Apus barbatus (Sclater, 1866)
PROTONYM:
Cypselus barbatus
Sclater, 1866. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865, Part 3, p.599.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa; the type is from Cape Province, fide Grant and Mackworth-Praed, antea, p. 49.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APUS
- apus
- barbatus
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