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Pearl-breasted Swallow

Hirundo dimidiata Sundevall, CJ 1850

The pearl-breasted swallow is a small swallow. It breeds in southern Africa from Angola, southern Congo and Tanzania southwards. It is partially migratory with many birds from the south west of South Africa wintering further north. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Sundevall, CJ 1850

Reference:
   Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh. 7 p.107

Protonym:
  Hirundo dimidiata

Type locality:
  upper Caffraria; type from Leroma, Transvaal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60167550#page/117/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0E5AB5F0D155162A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0E5AB5F0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0E5AB5F0


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560465

Geographic range:

  • Hirundo dimidiata dimidiata: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Swaziland
  • Hirundo dimidiata marwitzi: Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, sw Tanzania and Malawi
English:
Pearl-breasted Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta perlada
Czech:
vlaštovka perlovoprsá
Danish:
Kapsvale
German:
Perlbrustschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Perlada
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Perlada
Finnish:
helmipääsky
French:
Hirondelle à gorge perlée
Croatian:
srebrnastoprsa lastavica
Italian:
Rondine pettoperla
Japanese (romaji):
ogurotsubame
Japanese:
オグロツバメ
Lithuanian:
Baltakrūtė šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch:
Parelborstzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Perlebrystsvale
Norwegian:
Perlebrystsvale
Polish:
jaskółka przylądkowa
Portuguese:
andorinha-de-peito-pérola
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-de-peito-pérola
Russian:
Жемчужногорлая ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička perleťová
Swedish:
pärlemorbröstad svala
Ukrainian:
Ластівка перлистовола
Chinese:
珠胸燕
Chinese (Traditional):
藍灰胸燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Pearl-breasted Swallow ( Hirundo dimidiata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle à gorge perlée ( Hirundo dimidiata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle à gorge perlée ( Hirundo dimidiata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Hirundo dimidiata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Hirundo dimidiata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo dimidiata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo dimidiata [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Perelborsswael, Pêrelborsswael
Azerbaijani: mirvariboyun qaranquş
Catalan: oreneta perlada
Czech: vlaštovka perlovoprsá, Vlaštovka Sundevallova
Danish: Kapsvale
German: Perlbrustschwalbe
English: Pearl breasted Swallow, Pearlbreasted Swallow, Pearl-breasted Swallow
English, HBW: Pearl-breasted Swallow
English (IOC): Pearl-breasted Swallow
English (United States): Pearl-breasted Swallow
Esperanto: Perlobrusta hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina de Pecho Perlado, Golondrina Perlada
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Perlada
Spanish (HBW): Pearl-breasted Swallow
Estonian: sarapääsuke
Finnish: Helmipääsky
French: Hirondelle à gorge perlée
Croatian: srebrnastoprsa lastavica
Italian: Rondine pettoperla, Rondine pettoperlato
Japanese (romaji): ogurotsubame
Japanese: オグロツバメ
Kwangali: Sisampamema
Scientific: Hirundo dimidata, Hirundo dimidiata, Hirundo dimidiata dimidiata
Lithuanian: Baltakrūtė šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch: Parelborstzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Perlebrystsvale
Norwegian: Perlebrystsvale
Polish: jaskólka przyladkowa, jaskółka przylądkowa
Portuguese: Andorinha de perolas, Andorinha-de-peito-pérola, Andorinha-de-perolas
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-de-peito-pérola
Russian: Жемчужногорлая (настоящая) ласточка, Жемчужногорлая ласточка
Slovak: lastovička perleťová
Shona: Nyenganyenga
Sotho, Southern: Lefokotsane
Swedish: Pärlbröstsvala, pärlemorbröstad svala
Swahili: Mbayuwayu Rangi-mbili
Tswana: Pêolwane
Turkish: Sedef göğüslü kırlangıç
Tsonga: Mbawulwana
Ukrainian: Ластівка перлистовола
Chinese: 珠胸燕
Chinese (Traditional): 藍灰胸燕
Zulu: iNkonjane

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