White-thighed Swallow Atticora tibialis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (3)
Katie LaBarbera
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 20, 2010
Text last updated May 20, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Белокрака лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta camablanca |
| Croatian | čađasti piljak |
| Dutch | Witflankzwaluw |
| English | White-thighed Swallow |
| English (United States) | White-thighed Swallow |
| Estonian | tõmmupääsuke |
| French | Hirondelle à cuisses blanches |
| French (Canada) | Hirondelle à cuisses blanches |
| German | Weißhosenschwalbe |
| Japanese | モモジロコツバメ |
| Norwegian | flaggermussvale |
| Polish | jaskółeczka mała |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | calcinha-branca |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-de-calções-brancos |
| Russian | Карликовая ласточка |
| Serbian | Belonoga lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička pančuchová |
| Spanish | Golondrina Patiblanca |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Golondrina Musliblanca |
| Spanish (Panama) | Golondrina Musliblanca |
| Spanish (Peru) | Golondrina de Muslo Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina patiblanca |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Golondrina Muslos Blancos |
| Swedish | vitlårad svala |
| Turkish | Ak Paçalı Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка карликова |
Atticora tibialis (Cassin, 1853)
PROTONYM:
Petrochelidon(?) tibialis
Cassin, 1853. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6, p.370.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'probably South America'; Hellmayr, 1935, suggests vicinity of Rio de Janeiro as type locality.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ATTICORA
- tibialis
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Distribution of the White-thighed Swallow
