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Pacific Swallow

Hirundo javanica Sparrman, A 1789




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

Original description

Citation:
  Sparrman, A 1789

Reference:
   Mus. Carlsonianum fasc. 2 pl.100

Protonym:
  Hirundo javanica

Type locality:
  Java.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128097#page/111/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  466C01C287E53683

Avibase ID:
  avibase-466C01C2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/466C01C2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 924886

English:
Pacific Swallow
Azerbaijani:
Tahiti qaranquşu
Bulgarian:
Червеночела лястовица
Catalan:
oreneta d'Indonèsia
Czech:
vlaštovka pacifická
Danish:
Java Svale
German:
Südseeschwalbe
Esperanto:
pacifika hirundo
Spanish:
Golondrina del Pacífico
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina del Pacífico
Estonian:
rand-suitsupääsuke
Finnish:
tyynenmerenpääsky
French:
Hirondelle de Java
Croatian:
indonezijska lastavica
Indonesian:
Layang-layang batu
Icelandic:
Hæðasvala
Japanese:
リュウキュウツバメ
Dutch:
Zuidzeezwaluw
Norwegian:
kystsvale
Polish:
jaskółka sundajska
Portuguese:
andorinha-do-pacífico
Portuguese (Portugal):
Andorinha-do-pacífico
Russian:
Домовая ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička hrdzavolíca
Slovenian:
Pacifiška lastovka
Serbian:
Pacifička lasta
Swedish:
kustsvala
Thai:
นกนางแอ่นแปซิฟิก
Turkish:
Pasifik Kırlangıcı
Chinese:
洋燕
Chinese (Traditional):
洋燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pacific Swallow [javanica] ( Hirundo tahitica [javanica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pacific Swallow [javanica] ( Hirundo tahitica [javanica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pacific Swallow [javanica] ( Hirundo tahitica [javanica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pacific Swallow [javanica] ( Hirundo tahitica [javanica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pacific Swallow [javanica] ( Hirundo tahitica [javanica])
Avilist 2025:
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Pacific Swallow (Pacific) ( Hirundo tahitica [javanica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Pacific Swallow (Pacific) ( Hirundo tahitica [javanica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Pacific Swallow (Pacific) ( Hirundo tahitica [javanica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Pacific Swallow (Pacific) ( Hirundo tahitica [javanica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo javanica) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Hirundo [tahitica or javanica] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Danish: Java Svale
German: Tahitischwalbe [javanica-Gruppe]
English: Pacific Swallow, Pacific Swallow (Pacific), Pacific Swallow [javanica]
English, HBW: House Swallow (Pacific)
English (IOC): Pacific Swallow (Pacific)
English (United States): Pacific Swallow (Pacific)
Esperanto: pacifika hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina del Pacífico, Golondrina del Pacífico (Pacífico)
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina del Pacífico (Pacífico)
French: Hirondelle de Java, Hirondelle de Tahiti (javanica), Hirondelle de Tahiti [javanica]
Croatian: indonezijska lastavica
Icelandic: Hæðasvala [javanica hópur]
Japanese: リュウキュウツバメ（javanica グループ）
Scientific: Hirundo javanica, Hirundo tahitica [javanica Group], Hirundo tahitica [javanica], Hirundo tahitica javanica
Malay: Layang-layang Biasa
Dutch: Zuidzeezwaluw
Norwegian: kystsvale, kystsvale (javanica gr.)
Polish: jaskółka pacyficzna [gr. javanica], jaskółka sundajska
Portuguese: andorinha-do-pacífico
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-pacífico [grupo javanica]
Russian: Домовая ласточка [группа javanica]
Slovak: lastovička hrdzavolíca, lastovička hrdzavolíca (skup.)
Serbian: Pacifička lasta (obična)
Swedish: kustsvala, kustsvala [gruppen javanica]
Thai: นกนางแอ่นแปซิฟิก (ธรรมดา)
Turkish: Tahiti kırlangıcı [javanica grubu]
Chinese: 洋斑燕（灰腹）, 洋燕

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