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White-throated Blue Swallow

Hirundo nigrita Gray, GR 1845

The white-bibbed swallow, also known as the white-throated blue swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Hirundo
Scientific:
  Hirundo nigrita


Original description

Citation:
  Gray, GR 1845

Reference:
   Gen. Birds 1, pt.10 p.58, pl.20

Protonym:
  Hirundo nigrita

Type locality:
  no locality = Niger River.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40012058


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0116C8348B91B0D6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0116C834

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0116C834


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560477

Geographic range:

  • Hirundo nigrita: Sierra Leone to s Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and n Angola
English:
White-throated Blue Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta de pitet blanc
Czech:
vlaštovka bělohrdlá
Danish:
Hvidstrubet Blåsvale
German:
Medaillonschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Negrita
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Negrita
Finnish:
virtapääsky
French:
Hirondelle à bavette
Croatian:
blistava lastavica
Italian:
Rondine blu golabianca
Japanese (romaji):
ojirokurotsubame
Japanese:
オジロクロツバメ
Lithuanian:
Mėlynoji šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch:
Zwarte Zwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Safirsvale
Norwegian:
Safirsvale
Polish:
jaskółka modra
Portuguese:
Andorinha-azul-de-garganta-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-de-babete
Russian:
Синяя ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička vodná
Serbian:
Belogrla plava lasta
Swedish:
safirsvala
Ukrainian:
Ластівка синя
Chinese:
白喉蓝燕
Chinese (Traditional):
小藍燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle à bavette ( Hirundo nigrita)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle à bavette ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 1st edition:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements, version 2021:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements, version 2022:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements, version 2023:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 3rd edition:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 4th edition:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 6th edition:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements, version 2015:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements, version 2016:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements, version 2017:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements, version 2018:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Clements, version 2019:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 1.50:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 1.52:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 1.53:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 1.54:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 1.55:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 2015:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 2016:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 2017:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 2018:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 2019:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 2021:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 2022:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
eBird version 2023:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Hirundo nigrita
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Hirundo nigrita
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Hirundo nigrita
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-throated Blue Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
White-bibbed Swallow ( Hirundo nigrita)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo nigrita
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo nigrita

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: göy qaranquş
Catalan: oreneta de pitet blanc
Czech: Vlaštovka belohrdlá, vlaštovka bělohrdlá
Danish: Hvidstrubet Blåsvale
German: Medaillonschwalbe, Mohrenschwalbe
English: Little Blue Swallow, West African Swallow, White throated Blue Swallow, White-bibbed Swallow, White-chinned Swallow, White-gorgetted Swallow, White-throated Blue Swallow
English, HBW: White-bibbed Swallow
English (IOC): White-bibbed Swallow
English (United States): White-throated Blue Swallow
Esperanto: Blankgorĝa bluhirundo
Spanish: Golondrina Azul de Garganta Blanca, Golondrina Negrita
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Negrita
Spanish (HBW): White-throated Blue Swallow
Estonian: lõkapääsuke
Finnish: Virtapääsky
French: Hirondelle à bavette, Hirondelle noire
Croatian: blistava lastavica
Italian: Rondine blu golabianca, Rondine nigrita
Japanese (romaji): ojirokurotsubame
Japanese: オジロクロツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo nigrita
Lithuanian: Mėlynoji šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch: Zwarte Zwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Safirsvale
Norwegian: Safirsvale
Polish: jaskólka modra, jaskółka modra
Portuguese: Andorinha-azul-de-garganta-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-de-babete
Russian: Синяя (настоящая) ласточка, Синяя ласточка
Slovak: lastovička vodná
Serbian: Belogrla plava lasta
Swedish: Safirsvala
Turkish: Ak kuyruklu mavi kırlangıç
Ukrainian: Ластівка синя
Chinese: 白喉蓝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 小藍燕

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