African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (6)
Guy M. Kirwan, Philip Chantler, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.2 — Published August 18, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Palmwindswael |
| Catalan | falciot de les palmeres africà |
| Czech | rorýs africký |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Palmgierzwaluw |
| English | African Palm Swift |
| English (United States) | African Palm Swift |
| French | Martinet des palmes |
| French (France) | Martinet des palmes |
| German | Palmensegler |
| Hebrew | סיס-דקלים אפריקני |
| Hungarian | Afrikai pálma-sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Pálmasvölungur |
| Japanese | ヤシアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | afrikapalmeseiler |
| Polish | jerzyk palmowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinhão-das-palmeiras |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-dos-palmares |
| Russian | Пальмовый стриж |
| Serbian | Afrička palmina čiopa |
| Slovak | sŕpik vidlochvostý |
| Slovenian | Afriški palmov hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo Palmero Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo palmero africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk palmseglare |
| Turkish | Palmiye Ebabili |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець пальмовий |
| Zulu | ijiyankomelimlotha |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Cypsiurus parvus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
PROTONYM:
Cypselus parvus
Lichtenstein, 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen, p.58.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nubia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYPSIURUS
- parvus
- Parvus
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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)
