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Pied-winged Swallow

Hirundo leucosoma Swainson, WJ 1837

The pied-winged swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It has distinctive steel-blue upperparts with white wing patches. It is native to parts of West Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Swainson, WJ 1837

Reference:
   Nat. Hist. Birds W. Afr. 2 p.74

Protonym:
  Hirundo leucosoma

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/57925#page/84/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  29D93FC2B261D476

Avibase ID:
  avibase-29D93FC2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/29D93FC2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560472

Geographic range:

  • Hirundo leucosoma: Savanna of w Africa (Senegambia to extreme w Cameroon)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pied-winged Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta d'ales pigades
Czech:
vlaštovka bělokřídlá
Danish:
Hvidvinget Svale
German:
Scheckflügelschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Alipinta
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Alipinta
Finnish:
pilkkasiipipääsky
French:
Hirondelle à ailes tachetées
Croatian:
bjelokrila lastavica
Italian:
Rondine pennebianche
Japanese (romaji):
hajiroshirokurotsubame
Japanese:
ハジロシロクロツバメ
Lithuanian:
Margasparnė šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch:
Bontvleugelzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitvengsvale
Norwegian:
Hvitvingesvale
Polish:
jaskółka białoskrzydła
Portuguese:
andorinha-de-asa-malhada
Russian:
Ласточка-пеструшка
Slovak:
lastovička bielokrídla
Serbian:
Zapadnoafrička lasta
Swedish:
brokvingesvala
Ukrainian:
Ластівка білокрила
Chinese:
斑翅燕
Chinese (Traditional):
斑翅燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: alaqanad qaranquş
Catalan: oreneta d'ales pigades
Czech: Vlaštovka belokrídlá, vlaštovka bělokřídlá
Danish: Hvidvinget Svale
German: Scheckflügelschwalbe
English: Pale-winged Swallow, Pied winged Swallow, Pied-winged Swallow
English, HBW: Pied-winged Swallow
English (IOC): Pied-winged Swallow
English (United States): Pied-winged Swallow
Esperanto: Punktoflugila hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina Alipinta, Golondrina de Alas Claras
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Alipinta
Spanish (HBW): Pied-winged Swallow
Estonian: valgetiib-pääsuke
Finnish: Pilkkasiipipääsky
French: Hirondelle à ailes tachetées
Croatian: bjelokrila lastavica
Italian: Rondine alichiazzate, Rondine pennebianche
Japanese (romaji): hajiroshirokurotsubame
Japanese: ハジロシロクロツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo leucosoma
Lithuanian: Margasparnė šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch: Bontvleugelzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitvengsvale
Norwegian: Hvitvingesvale
Polish: jaskólka bialoskrzydla, jaskółka białoskrzydła
Portuguese: andorinha-de-asa-malhada
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-d'asa-malhada
Russian: Ласточка-пеструшка, Пегокрылая (настоящая) ласточка, Пегокрылая ласточка
Slovak: lastovička bielokrídla
Serbian: Zapadnoafrička lasta
Swedish: Brokvingesvala
Turkish: Alaca kanatlı kırlangıç
Ukrainian: Ластівка білокрила
Chinese: 斑翅燕
Chinese (Traditional): 斑翅燕

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