Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (81)
- Subspecies (4)
Barrett A. Garrison and Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Europese Oewerswael |
| Albanian | Dallëndyshe e brigjeve |
| Arabic | خطاف الرمل |
| Armenian | Առափնյա ծիծեռնակ |
| Asturian | Andarina de ríu |
| Azerbaijani | Sahil qaranquşu |
| Bangla (India) | বালি নাকুটি |
| Basque | Uhalde-enara |
| Bulgarian | Брегова лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta de ribera comuna |
| Chinese | 灰沙燕 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 崖沙燕 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 崖沙燕 |
| Croatian | bregunica |
| Czech | břehule říční |
| Danish | Digesvale |
| Dutch | Oeverzwaluw |
| English | Bank Swallow |
| English (Bangladesh) | Collared Sand Martin (Bank Swallow) |
| English (India) | Bank Swallow (Sand Martin) |
| English (Kenya) | Sand Martin |
| English (UK) | Sand Martin |
| English (United Arab Emirates) | Sand Martin |
| English (United States) | Bank Swallow |
| Estonian | kaldapääsuke |
| Faroese | Áarsvala |
| Finnish | törmäpääsky |
| French | Hirondelle de rivage |
| French (Canada) | Hirondelle de rivage |
| Galician | Anduriña das barreiras |
| Georgian | მენაპირე მერცხალი |
| German | Uferschwalbe |
| Greek | Οχθοχελίδονο |
| Gujarati | શિયાળુ રેત અબાલી |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Irondèl kolye senp |
| Hebrew | כוכית גדות |
| Hungarian | Partifecske |
| Icelandic | Bakkasvala |
| Indonesian | Layang-layang pasir |
| Italian | Topino |
| Japanese | ショウドウツバメ |
| Kannada | ಬಿಳಿಕತ್ತಿನ ಕಿರುತೋಕೆ |
| Korean | 갈색제비 |
| Latvian | Krastu čurkste |
| Lithuanian | Urvinė kregždė |
| Malayalam | മണൽ കത്രിക |
| Mongolian | Эргийн хараацай |
| Nepali (Nepal) | गलाहारी भित्तेगौँथली |
| Norwegian | sandsvale |
| Persian | چلچله رودخانه ای |
| Polish | brzegówka |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinha-das-barreiras-comum |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinha-do-barranco |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-das-barreiras |
| Punjabi (India) | ਰੇਤਲ ਨਾਈਅੜਾ |
| Romanian | Lăstun de mal |
| Russian | Береговушка |
| Serbian | Bregunica |
| Slovak | brehuľa hnedá |
| Slovenian | Breguljka |
| Spanish | Avión Zapador |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Golondrina Zapadora |
| Spanish (Chile) | Golondrina barranquera |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Golondrina Ribereña |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Golondrina de los farallones |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Golondrina de Collar |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Martín Arenero |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Golondrina Collareja |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Golondrina Ribereña |
| Spanish (Panama) | Golondrina Ribereña |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Golondrina zapadora |
| Spanish (Peru) | Golondrina Ribereña |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Golondrina Parda |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avión zapador |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Golondrina Parda Chica |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Golondrina Parda |
| Swedish | backsvala |
| Thai | นกนางแอ่นทรายสร้อยคอดำ |
| Turkish | Kum Kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка берегова |
| Zulu | inhlolamfula |
Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo riparia
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.192.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe = Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- RIPARIA
- riparia / riparium / riparius
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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)
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