Little Swift Apus affinis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (47)
- Subspecies (6)
Philip Chantler and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 15, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinwindswael |
| Arabic | سمامة صغيرة |
| Asturian | Andarñn pequeño |
| Azerbaijani | Kiçik uzunqanad |
| Bangla | বাতাসি |
| Basque | Sorbeltz txikia |
| Bulgarian | Малък бързолет |
| Catalan | falciot cuablanc petit |
| Croatian | čiopa pokućarka |
| Czech | rorýs domovní |
| Danish | Lille Sejler |
| Dutch | Kleine Huisgierzwaluw |
| English | Little Swift |
| English (India) | Little Swift (Indian House Swift) |
| English (United States) | Little Swift |
| French | Martinet des maisons |
| French (France) | Martinet des maisons |
| Galician | Cirrio pequeno |
| German | Haussegler |
| Greek | Μικροσταχτάρα |
| Hebrew | סיס גליל |
| Hindi | छोटी नभ-अबाबील |
| Hungarian | Kis sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Skíðsvölungur |
| Italian | Rondone indiano |
| Japanese | ニシヒメアマツバメ |
| Lithuanian | Mažasis čiurlys |
| Malayalam | അമ്പലംചുറ്റി |
| Marathi | घर पाकोळी |
| Norwegian | småseiler |
| Odia | ଚୁଳ ବତସିଆ |
| Persian | بادخورک کوچک |
| Polish | jerzyk mały |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinhão-pequeno |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-pequeno |
| Romanian | Drepnea mică |
| Russian | Малый стриж |
| Serbian | Mala čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník malý |
| Slovenian | Mali hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo Moro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo moro |
| Swedish | stubbstjärtseglare |
| Telugu | చటక పక్షి |
| Turkish | Küçük Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець малий |
| Zulu | umakhalelilanga |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Apus affinis (Gray, 1830)
PROTONYM:
Cypselus affinis
Gray, 1830. Illustrations of Indian zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke, F. R. S. 1 pt2, pl.35 fig.2.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality - Ganges.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APUS
- apus
- affinae / affine / affinis
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Little Swift
