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Tawny-headed Swallow

Alopochelidon fucata (Temminck, CJ 1822)

The tawny-headed swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is monotypic within the genus Alopochelidon. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, where its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Alopochelidon
Scientific:
  Alopochelidon fucata


Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1822)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.27 pl.161 fig.1

Protonym:
  Hirundo fucata

Type locality:
  Brazil ; vicinity of the City of Sao Paulo suggested as type locality by Pinto, 1944, Aves do Brasil, pt. 2, p. 316.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  355CAC4F65776BD2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-355CAC4F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/355CAC4F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916666

Geographic range:

  • Alopochelidon fucata: Venezuela and northern Brazil; Brazil south of the Amazon River to northern Argentina
English:
Tawny-headed Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta de cap rogenc
Czech:
vlaštovka rezavohlavá
Danish:
Rustsavvinge
German:
Fuchsschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Cabecicastaña
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Cabecicastaña
Finnish:
ruostenaamiopääsky
French:
Hirondelle fardée
Croatian:
riđoglavi piljak
Italian:
Rondine testafulva
Japanese (romaji):
kitsunetsubame
Japanese:
キツネツバメ
Lithuanian:
Rusvagalvė kregždė
Dutch:
Bruinkopzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rusthovudsvale
Norwegian:
Rusthodesvale
Polish:
jaskółeczka rudogłowa
Portuguese:
Andorinha-morena
Portuguese (Brazil):
andorinha-morena
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-de-cabeça-castanha
Russian:
Лисья ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička savanová
Swedish:
rosthuvudsvala
Ukrainian:
Ластівка рудоголова
Chinese:
棕头燕
Chinese (Traditional):
棕頭燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle fardée ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle fardée ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
Clements 1st edition:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements, version 2021:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements, version 2022:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements, version 2023:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements, version 2024:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements 3rd edition:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements 4th edition:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements 6th edition:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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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):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements, version 2015:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements, version 2016:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements, version 2017:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements, version 2018:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Clements, version 2019:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
eBird version 1.50:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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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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eBird version 2024:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Alopochelidon fucata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Alopochelidon fucata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Alopochelidon fucata
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Stelgidopteryx fucata)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Tawny-headed Swallow ( Alopochelidon fucata)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Stelgidopteryx fucata
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Alopochelidon fucata

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: oreneta de cap rogenc
Czech: Vlaštovka hnedohlavá, vlaštovka rezavohlavá
Danish: Rustsavvinge
German: Fuchsschwalbe, Fuchs-Schwalbe
English: Tawny headed Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow
English, HBW: Tawny-headed Swallow
English (IOC): Tawny-headed Swallow
English (United States): Tawny-headed Swallow
Esperanto: Flaveckapa hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina Cabecicastaña, Golondrina Cabeza Castaña, Golondrina cabeza rojiza, Golondrina Cara Rojiza, Golondrina de Cabeza Castaña, Golondrina de cabeza rojiza, Golondrina Rufa
Spanish (Argentine): Golondrina cabeza rojiza
Spanish (Chile): Golondrina de cabeza rojiza
Spanish (Colombia): Golondrina Rufa
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Cabecicastaña
Spanish (HBW): Tawny-headed Swallow
Spanish (Peru): Golondrina de Cabeza Leonada
Spanish (Paraguay): Golondrina cabeza rojiza
Spanish (Uruguay): Golondrina Cabeza Castaña, Golondrina Cara Rojiza
Spanish (Venezuela): Golondrina Cabecitostada
Estonian: ruugepea-pääsuke
Finnish: Ruostenaamiopaäsky, ruostenaamiopääsky
French: Hirondelle à tête rousse, Hirondelle fardée
Guarani: Mbyju'i
Croatian: riđoglavi piljak
Italian: Rondine testafulva
Japanese (romaji): kitsunetsubame
Japanese: キツネツバメ
Scientific: Alopochelidon fucata, Hirundo fucata, Stelgidopteryx fucata
Lithuanian: Rusvagalvė kregždė
Dutch: Bruinkopzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rusthovudsvale
Norwegian: Rusthodesvale
Polish: jaskóleczka rudoglowa, jaskółeczka rudogłowa
Portuguese: andorinha, andorinha-de-cabeça-queimada, Andorinha-morena
Portuguese (Brazil): andorinha, andorinha-de-cabeça-queimada, Andorinha-morena
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-de-cabeça-castanha, Andorinha-morena
Russian: Лисья ласточка
Slovak: lastovička savanová
Swedish: Rosthuvudsvala
Turkish: Kızıl başlı kırlangıç
Ukrainian: Ластівка рудоголова
Chinese: 棕头燕
Chinese (Traditional): 棕頭燕

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