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Brazza's Martin

Phedina brazzae Oustalet, J-FÉ 1886

Brazza's martin is a passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae. It is 12 cm (4.25 in) long with grey-brown upperparts, heavily black-streaked white underparts, and a brownish tint to the breast plumage. The sexes are similar, but juvenile birds have more diffuse breast streaking and reddish-brown edges to the feathers of the back and wings. The song consists of a series of short notes of increasing frequency, followed by a complex buzz that is sometimes completed by a number of clicks. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Phedina
Scientific:
  Phedina brazzae


Original description

Citation:
  Oustalet, J-FÉ 1886

Reference:
   Le Naturaliste 8 p.300

Protonym:
  Phedina Brazzae

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33931230


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  118ACEB7B252BC34

Avibase ID:
  avibase-118ACEB7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/118ACEB7


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561976

Geographic range:

  • Phedina brazzae: Locally along rivers of sw Democratic Republic of the Congo and ne Angola (Lunda)
English:
Brazza's Martin
Catalan:
oreneta de Brazza
Czech:
jiřička proužkovaná
Danish:
Congosvale
German:
Brazzaschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina del Congo
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina del Congo
Finnish:
kongonpääsky
French:
Hirondelle de Brazza
Croatian:
pjegavoprsi piljak
Italian:
Topino di Brazza
Japanese (romaji):
sasafushoudoutsubame
Japanese:
ササフショウドウツバメ
Lithuanian:
Konginė fedina
Dutch:
Brazza's Zwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kongosvale
Norwegian:
Kongosvale
Polish:
smugówka kongijska
Portuguese:
andorinha-de-brazza
Russian:
Конголезкая ласточка
Slovak:
brehuľa čiarková
Swedish:
brazzasvala
Ukrainian:
мурівка конголезька
Chinese:
布氏原燕
Chinese (Traditional):
剛果原燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
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:
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedinopsis brazzae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedinopsis brazzae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedinopsis brazzae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedinopsis brazzae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedinopsis brazzae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
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):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedinopsis brazzae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedinopsis brazzae)
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):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedinopsis brazzae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Brazza's Martin ( Phedinopsis brazzae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle de Brazza ( Phedina brazzae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle de Brazza ( Phedina brazzae)
Clements 1st edition:
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th 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, 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 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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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 4):
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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 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Brazza's Martin ( Phedina brazzae)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Phedina brazzae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Phedina brazzae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Phedina brazzae
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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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phedina brazzae
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phedina brazzae

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: oreneta de Brazza
Czech: Jiricka proužkovaná, jiřička proužkovaná
Danish: Congosvale
German: Brazza Schwalbe, Brazzaschwalbe, Brazza-Schwalbe
English: Brazza's Congo Martin, Brazza's Martin, Brazza's Swallow, Congo Martin
English, HBW: Brazza's Martin
English (IOC): Brazza's Martin
English (United States): Brazza's Martin
Esperanto: Braza hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina de Brazza, Golondrina del Congo
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina del Congo
Spanish (HBW): Brazza's Martin
Estonian: väike-triippääsuke
Finnish: Kongonpääsky
French: Hirondelle de Brazza
Croatian: pjegavoprsi piljak
Italian: Topino di Brazza
Japanese (romaji): sasafushoudoutsubame
Japanese: ササフショウドウツバメ
Scientific: Phedina brazzae, Phedinopsis brazzae
Lithuanian: Konginė fedina
Dutch: Brazza's Zwaluw, Brazza-zwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongosvale
Norwegian: Kongosvale
Polish: smugówka kongijska
Portuguese: Andorinha de Brazza, andorinha-de-brazza
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-de-brazza
Russian: Конголезкая ласточка, Конголезская ласточка-федина
Slovak: brehula ciarkavá, brehuľa čiarková
Swedish: Brazzasvala
Turkish: Kongo Nehri kırlangıcı
Ukrainian: Мурівка конгійська, мурівка конголезька
Chinese: 布氏原燕
Chinese (Traditional): 剛果原燕

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