Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 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 December 2, 2016
Text last updated December 2, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Assamese | তাল বতাহী |
| Catalan | falciot de les palmeres asiàtic |
| Chinese (SIM) | 棕雨燕 |
| Czech | rorýs palmový |
| Dutch | Aziatische Palmgierzwaluw |
| English | Asian Palm Swift |
| English (United States) | Asian Palm Swift |
| French | Martinet batassia |
| French (France) | Martinet batassia |
| German | Bengalensegler |
| Hebrew | סיס-דקלים אסייתי |
| Indonesian | Walet-palem asia |
| Japanese | アジアヤシアマツバメ |
| Kannada | ತಾಳೆ ಬಾನಾಡಿ |
| Malayalam | പനങ്കൂളൻ |
| Marathi | ताडपाकोळी |
| Norwegian | asiapalmeseiler |
| Odia | ଖଜୁରି ବତାସିଆ |
| Polish | jerzyk jaskółczy |
| Russian | Азиатский пальмовый стриж |
| Serbian | Azijska palmina čiopa |
| Slovak | sŕpik palmový |
| Spanish | Vencejo Palmero Asiático |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo palmero asiático |
| Swedish | asiatisk palmseglare |
| Telugu | తాటి చటక పక్షి |
| Thai | นกแอ่นตาล |
| Turkish | Asya Palmiye Ebabili |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець південноазійський |
Cypsiurus balasiensis (Gray, 1829)
PROTONYM:
Cypselus Balasiensis
Gray, 1829. The Animal Kingdom. Arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed 7, p.60.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India, restricted to Calcutta by Stuart Baker, antea, p. 336.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYPSIURUS
- balasiensis
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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
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Asian Palm-Swift
