Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (2)
Charles R. Brown, A. M. Knott, and E. J. Damrose
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 29, 2011
Text last updated November 29, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Виолетово-зелена дървесна лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta carablanca |
| Croatian | zelenoleđi piljak |
| Danish | Smaragdsvale |
| Dutch | Groene zwaluw |
| English | Violet-green Swallow |
| English (United States) | Violet-green Swallow |
| Estonian | rohepääsuke |
| French | Hirondelle à face blanche |
| French (Canada) | Hirondelle à face blanche |
| German | Veilchenschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Grænsvala |
| Japanese | スミレミドリツバメ |
| Norwegian | talassinsvale |
| Polish | nadobniczka białoskrzydła |
| Russian | Фиолетово-зелёная ласточка |
| Serbian | Ljubičasto-zelena lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička smaragdová |
| Spanish | Golondrina Verdemar |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Golondrina Verdiviolácea |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Golondrina Verde-Violeta |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Golondrina Verdemar |
| Spanish (Panama) | Golondrina Verdiviolácea |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Golondrina Verdemar |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina verdemar |
| Swedish | violettgrön svala |
| Turkish | Yeşil-Mor Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Білозорка фіолетова |
Tachycineta thalassina (Swainson, 1827)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo thalassinus
Swainson, 1827. The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1, p.366.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Real del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- TACHYCINETA
- thalassina / thalassinus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Violet-green Swallow
