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Ethiopian Swallow

Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, WT 1869

The Ethiopian swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. Although it is non-migratory, its range is wide, extending from Benin to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Blanford, WT 1869

Reference:
   Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4), 4 p.329

Protonym:
  Hirundo aethiopica

Type locality:
  northern Ethiopia; type from Barakit, Tigre.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18663268


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  42E93B64D9C74D3F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-42E93B64

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/42E93B64


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560456

Geographic range:

  • Hirundo aethiopica aethiopica: patchily distributed from Senegambia eastward to Benin, then more widespread from southern Niger and northern Benin eastward to western Ethiopia, southward in East Africa to Uganda, Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania to southeastern Sudan, western Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
  • Hirundo aethiopica amadoni: eastern Ethiopia and Somalia to eastern Kenya
English:
Ethiopian Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta d'Etiòpia
Czech:
vlaštovka středoafrická
Danish:
Etiopersvale
German:
Fahlkehlschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Etiópica
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Etiópica
Finnish:
etiopianhaarapääsky
French:
Hirondelle d'Éthiopie
Croatian:
bjelogrla lastavica
Hungarian:
nílusi fecske
Icelandic:
Bliksvala
Italian:
Rondine etiopica
Japanese (romaji):
echiopianodojirotsubame
Japanese:
エチオピアノドジロツバメ
Lithuanian:
Etiopinė šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch:
Ethiopische Zwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Savannesvale
Norwegian:
Savannesvale
Polish:
jaskółka rudoczelna
Portuguese:
andorinha-da-etiópia
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-etíope
Russian:
Эфиопская ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička červenočelá
Serbian:
Etiopska lasta
Swedish:
etiopisk svala
Ukrainian:
Ластівка ефіопська
Chinese:
红额燕
Chinese (Traditional):
紅額燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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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:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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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 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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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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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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Arabic: سنونو حبشي
Azerbaijani: Həbəşistan qaranquşu
Belarusian: Эфіопская ластаўка
Bulgarian: Етиопска лястовица
Catalan: oreneta d'Etiòpia, Oreneta etíop
Czech: Vlaštovka stredoafrická, vlaštovka středoafrická
Welsh: Gwennol Ethiopia
Danish: Etiopersvale, Etioper-svale, Etiopisk Svale
German: Fahlkehlschwalbe
Greek: Αιθιoπoχελίδovo, Αιθιοπικό Χελιδόνι
English: Ethiopean Swallow, Ethiopian Swallow
English, HBW: Ethiopian Swallow
English (IOC): Ethiopian Swallow
English (Kenya): Ethiopian Swallow
English (United States): Ethiopian Swallow
Esperanto: Etiopa hirundo, Etiopia hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina Etíope, Golondrina Etiópica
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Etiópica
Spanish (HBW): Golondrina etiópica
Estonian: sudaani suitsupääsuke
Finnish: Afrikanhaarapääsky, etiopianhaarapääsky
French: Hirondelle à gorge blanche, Hirondelle à gorge rousse, Hirondelle d’Éthiopie, Hirondelle d'Ethiopie, Hirondelle d'Éthiopie
Frisian: Etiopyske swel
Irish: Fáinleog Aetópach
Galician: Andoriña etíope
Hebrew: סנונית אתיופית
Croatian: bjelogrla lastavica
Hungarian: Etióp fecske, nílusi fecske
Icelandic: Bliksvala
Italian: Rondine d'Etiopia, Rondine etiopica
Japanese (romaji): echiopianodojirotsubame
Japanese: エチオピアノドジロツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo aethiopica, Hirundo aethiopica aethiopica
Lithuanian: Etiopinė kregždė, Etiopinė šelmeninė kregždė
Latvian: Etiopijas bezdelīga
Macedonian: Етиопска ластовичка
Dutch: Ethiopische Zwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Savannesvale
Norwegian: Savannesvale
Polish: Jaskołka rudoczelna, jaskólka rudoczelna, jaskółka rudoczelna
Portuguese: Andorinha da Etiópia, andorinha-da-etiópia
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinha-da-etiópia, andorinha-etíope
Rhaeto-Romance: Randulina etiopica
Romanian: Rândunică cu guşă albă
Russian: Эфиопская (настоящая) ласточка, Эфиопская ласточка
Northern Sami: Savánnaspálfu
Slovak: lastovička červenočelá
Slovenian: etiopska lastovka
Serbian: Etiopska lasta
Swedish: Etiopisk svala
Swahili: Mbayuwayu Habeshi
Turkish: Etiyopya Kırlangıcı
Ukrainian: Ластівка ефіопська
Chinese: 红额燕
Chinese (Traditional): 紅額燕

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