The Nepal house martin is a non-migratory passerine of the swallow family Hirundinidae. Its two subspecies breed in the Himalayas from northwestern India through Nepal to Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and just into China. It occurs in river valleys and rugged wooded mountain ridges at heights between 1,000–4,000 m (3,300–13,100 ft) altitude, where it nests in colonies beneath overhangs on vertical cliffs, laying three or four white eggs in an enclosed mud nest. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Moore, F 1854
Reference:
Cat. Birds Mus. East-India Co. [Horsfield & Moore]
1 p.384
Protonym:
Delichon nipalensis
Type locality:
Nepal.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47310484
Avibase ID:
0F94AC6E873BE8C5
Avibase ID:
avibase-0F94AC6E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0F94AC6E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 726119
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Nepal House-martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Hirondelle du Népal ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Hirondelle du Népal ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Nepal Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Nepal Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Nepal Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2019: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalense) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Nepal House Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Delichon nipalensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Delichon nipalensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Delichon nipalensis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Nepal House-Martin ( Delichon nipalensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Delichon nipalense [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Delichon nipalense [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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