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Waterfall Swift
Hydrochous gigas (Hartert, EJO; Butler, AL 1901)
The giant swiftlet, also known as the waterfall swift, is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Hydrochous. It is found in Malaysia, Sumatra and Java, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Hydrochous
Scientific:
Hydrochous gigas
Original description
Citation:
(Hartert, EJO; Butler, AL 1901)
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
11 p.65
Protonym:
Collocalia gigas
Type locality:
Selangor, Malay States.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/223/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
18E79DA76380CADD
Avibase ID:
avibase-18E79DA7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/18E79DA7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554943
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Hydrochous gigas: southern Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo
Source: Clements checklist
Waterfall Swift
Catalan:
Salangana gegant
Czech:
salangana vodopádová
Danish:
Kaskadesejler
German:
Riesensalangane
Spanish:
Salangana Gigante
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana Gigante
Finnish:
isosalangaani
French:
Salangane géante
Croatian:
velika čiopica
Hungarian:
óriás-sarlósfecske
Italian:
Rondone delle cascate
Japanese (romaji):
onianatsubame
Japanese:
オニアナツバメ
Lithuanian:
Didysis čiurlys
Dutch:
Reuzensalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Storsalangan
Norwegian:
Storsalangan
Polish:
salangana wielka
Portuguese:
salangana-gigante
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-gigante
Russian:
Гигантская салангана
Slovak:
salangána vodopádová
Serbian:
Čiopa sa vodopada
Swedish:
jättesalangan
Ukrainian:
Салангана велика
Chinese:
瀑布雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
瀑布雨燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Salangane géante ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Salangane géante ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 1st edition: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrocharis gigas) |
| Clements, version 2021: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements, version 2022: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements, version 2023: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements, version 2024: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrocharis gigas) |
| Clements 4th edition: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 6th edition: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements, version 2015: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements, version 2016: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements, version 2017: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements, version 2018: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Clements, version 2019: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 1.50: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 1.52: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 1.53: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 1.54: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 1.55: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 2015: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 2016: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 2017: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 2018: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 2019: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 2021: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 2022: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 2023: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| eBird version 2024: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochrous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Waterfall Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Waterfall Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Giant Swiftlet ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Collocalia gigas |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Collocalia gigas |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Collocalia gigas |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochrous gigas) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Waterfall Swift ( Hydrochous gigas) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hydrochous gigas |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hydrochous gigas |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Salangana gegant
Czech: Salangana perejová, salangana vodopádová
Danish: Kaskadesejler
German: Riesensalangane, Riesen-Salangane
English: Giant swift, Giant Swiftlet, Waterfall Swift, Waterfall Swiftlet
English, HBW: Waterfall Swift
English (IOC): Giant Swiftlet
English (United States): Waterfall Swift
Esperanto: Akvofala apuseto
Spanish: Rabitojo Gigante, Salangana Gigante
Spanish (Spain): Salangana Gigante
Spanish (HBW): Waterfall Swift
Estonian: hiidsalangaan
Finnish: Isosalangaani
French: Salangane géante
Croatian: velika čiopica
Hungarian: óriás-sarlósfecske
Indonesian: Burung Walet Raksasa, Walet Raksasa
Italian: Rondone delle cascate, Rondone gigante delle cascate
Japanese (romaji): oni ana-tsubame, onianatsubame
Japanese: オニアナツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 鬼穴燕
Scientific: Collocalia gigas, Hydrocharis gigas, Hydrochous gigas, Hydrochrous gigas
Lithuanian: Didysis čiurlys
Malay: Burung Layang-layang Hantu, Burung Layang-layang Hitam, Layang-Layang Hantu
Dutch: Reuzensalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Storsalangan
Norwegian: Storsalangan
Polish: salangana wielka
Pinyin: jīn-sī-yàn, pùbù yǔ-yàn
Portuguese: salangana-gigante
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-gigante
Russian: Большая салангана, Гигантская салангана, Салангана большая
Slovak: salangána vodopádová
Serbian: Čiopa sa vodopada
Swedish: Jättesalangan
Turkish: Büyük yelyutan
Ukrainian: Салангана велика
Chinese: 瀑布雨燕, 金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 瀑布雨燕, 金絲燕
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