Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2004
Text last updated January 1, 2004
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Angolaswael |
Bulgarian | Анголска лястовица |
Catalan | oreneta d'Angola |
Croatian | riđoprsa lastavica |
Dutch | Angolese zwaluw |
English | Angola Swallow |
English (United States) | Angola Swallow |
French | Hirondelle d'Angola |
French (Canada) | Hirondelle d'Angola |
German | Angolaschwalbe |
Japanese | ハイバラツバメ |
Norwegian | angolasvale |
Polish | jaskółka angolska |
Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinha de Angola |
Russian | Ангольская ласточка |
Serbian | Angolska lasta |
Slovak | lastovička angolská |
Spanish | Golondrina Angoleña |
Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina angoleña |
Swedish | angolasvala |
Turkish | Angola Kırlangıcı |
Ukrainian | Ластівка ангольська |
Hirundo angolensis Bocage, 1868
PROTONYM:
Hirundo angolensis
Bocage, 1868. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa (1), 2 no.5, p.47.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Huilla, Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- angolae / angolense / angolensis / angolica / angolicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Field Identification
Systematics History
Subspecies
Distribution
W Gabon, S Congo and W & N Angola; C, NE & E DRCongo, Uganda and W Kenya S to N & NW Zambia, N, W & E Tanzania and N Malawi. Recorded breeding in NC Namibia, but past records from NE Namibia (Caprivi Strip) possibly misidentifications (1).
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Breeding
Conservation Status
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Angola Swallow