White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 30, 2018
Text last updated January 30, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Белогърба лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta dorsiblanca |
| Croatian | bjeloleđa lastavica |
| Dutch | Witrugzwaluw |
| English | White-backed Swallow |
| English (United States) | White-backed Swallow |
| Estonian | valgeselg-pääsuke |
| French | Hirondelle à dos blanc |
| French (Canada) | Hirondelle à dos blanc |
| German | Weißrückenschwalbe |
| Japanese | セジロツバメ |
| Norwegian | hvitryggsvale |
| Polish | chera |
| Russian | Белоспинная ласточка |
| Serbian | Australijska beloleđa lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička bielochrbtá |
| Spanish | Golondrina Dorsiblanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina dorsiblanca |
| Swedish | vitryggig svala |
| Turkish | Ak Sırtlı Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка білоспинна |
Cheramoeca leucosterna (Gould, 1841)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo leucosternus
Gould, 1841. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1840), Pt8 no.95, p.172.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Naomi River, New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CHERAMOECA
- leucosterna / leucosternas / leucosternon / leucosternos / leucosternum / leucosternus
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-backed Swallow
