Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Subspecies (2)
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 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | سنونو حبشي |
| Bulgarian | Етиопска лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta d'Etiòpia |
| Croatian | bjelogrla lastavica |
| Czech | vlaštovka středoafrická |
| Danish | Etiopersvale |
| Dutch | Ethiopische zwaluw |
| English | Ethiopian Swallow |
| English (United States) | Ethiopian Swallow |
| Estonian | sudaani suitsupääsuke |
| Finnish | etiopianhaarapääsky |
| French | Hirondelle d'Éthiopie |
| French (Canada) | Hirondelle d'Éthiopie |
| German | Fahlkehlschwalbe |
| Greek | Αιθιοπικό Χελιδόνι |
| Hebrew | סנונית אתיופית |
| Hungarian | Nílusi fecske |
| Icelandic | Bliksvala |
| Japanese | エチオピアノドジロツバメ |
| Latvian | Etiopijas bezdelīga |
| Lithuanian | Etiopinė šelmeninė kregždė |
| Norwegian | savannesvale |
| Polish | jaskółka rudoczelna |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-da-etiópia |
| Romanian | Rândunică de savană |
| Russian | Эфиопская ласточка |
| Serbian | Etiopska seoska lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička červenočelá |
| Slovenian | Etiopska lastovka |
| Spanish | Golondrina Etiópica |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina etiópica |
| Swedish | etiopisk svala |
| Turkish | Etiyopya Kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка ефіопська |
Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869
PROTONYM:
Hirundo aethiopica
Blanford, 1869. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (4), 4, p.329.
TYPE LOCALITY:
northern Ethiopia; type from Barakit, Tigre.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- aethiopica / aethiopicus
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 Ethiopian Swallow
