White-throated Blue Swallow Hirundo nigrita Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Angela Turner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 2, 2015
Text last updated October 2, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Белогуша синя лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta de pitet blanc |
| Croatian | blistava lastavica |
| Dutch | Zwarte zwaluw |
| English | White-throated Blue Swallow |
| English (United States) | White-throated Blue Swallow |
| Estonian | lõkapääsuke |
| French | Hirondelle à bavette |
| French (Canada) | Hirondelle à bavette |
| German | Medaillonschwalbe |
| Japanese | オジロクロツバメ |
| Norwegian | safirsvale |
| Polish | jaskółka modra |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinha-azul-de-garganta-branca |
| Russian | Синяя ласточка |
| Serbian | Belogrla plava lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička vodná |
| Spanish | Golondrina Negrita |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina negrita |
| Swedish | safirsvala |
| Turkish | Ak Kuyruklu Mavi Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка синя |
Hirundo nigrita Gray, 1845
PROTONYM:
Hirundo nigrita
Gray, 1845. The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 1, pt.10, p.58, pl.20.
TYPE LOCALITY:
no locality = Niger River.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HIRUNDO
- hirundo
- NIGRITA
- nigrita
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-throated Blue Swallow
