Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (2)
Philip Chantler, Arnau Bonan, Eduardo de Juana, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 27, 2013
Text last updated September 27, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot cuaforcat menut |
| Czech | rorýs menší |
| Dutch | Cayennegierzwaluw |
| English | Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift |
| English (United States) | Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift |
| French | Martinet de Cayenne |
| French (France) | Martinet de Cayenne |
| German | Kleinschwalbensegler |
| Japanese | ツリスアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | småsvaleseiler |
| Polish | widłogończyk białogardły |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinhão-estofador |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-estofador |
| Russian | Кайеннский стриж |
| Serbian | Mala lastorepa čiopa |
| Slovak | kominár veľkohniezdny |
| Spanish | Vencejo Tijereta Chico |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Vencejo Tijereta Menor |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Vencejo Tijereta Menor |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Vencejo Tijereta Menor |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Vencejo Tijereta Menor |
| Spanish (Panama) | Vencejo Tijereta Menor |
| Spanish (Peru) | Vencejo Tijereta Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo tijereta chico |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Vencejito Collar Blanco |
| Swedish | mindre svalstjärtsseglare |
| Turkish | Küçük Kırlangıç Kuyruklu Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець-вилохвіст малий |
Panyptila cayennensis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo cayennensis
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.1024.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PANYPTILA
- cayenensis / cayenna / cayennensis
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 Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
