House Swift Apus nipalensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (4)
Philip Chantler and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 1, 2013
Text last updated July 1, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot oriental |
| Chinese | 小雨燕 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 小白腰雨燕 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 小白腰雨燕 |
| Czech | rorýs domácí |
| Danish | Klippesejler |
| Dutch | Grote Huisgierzwaluw |
| English | House Swift |
| English (India) | House Swift (Nepal House Swift) |
| English (United States) | House Swift |
| French | Martinet malais |
| French (France) | Martinet malais |
| German | Malaiensegler |
| Icelandic | Hússvölungur |
| Indonesian | Kapinis rumah |
| Japanese | ヒメアマツバメ |
| Korean | 쇠칼새 |
| Norwegian | husseiler |
| Polish | jerzyk nepalski |
| Russian | Домовый стриж |
| Serbian | Kućna čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník domový |
| Slovenian | Domači hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo Oriental |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo oriental |
| Swedish | husseglare |
| Thai | นกแอ่นบ้าน |
| Turkish | Doğu Küçük Ebabili |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець непальський |
Apus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Cypselus Nipalensis
Hodgson, 1837. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 5(1836), p.780.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Central region of Nepal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APUS
- apus
- nipalense / nipalensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the House Swift
