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Little or House Swift
Apus [affinis or nipalensis] (= Apus affinis) (Gray, JE 1830)
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Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus affinis
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus affinis
Original description
Citation:
(Gray, JE 1830)
Reference:
Ill. Indian Zool. Hardwicke
1, no.2 pl.35 fig.2
Protonym:
Cypselus affinis
Type locality:
No locality - Ganges.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45959696#page/83/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
4D28A0CDBED214AD
Avibase ID:
avibase-4D28A0CD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4D28A0CD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555014
Geographic range:
- Apus affinis affinis: southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, Pemba Island, and Zanzibar, to India
- Apus affinis aerobates: southwestern Mauritania to Ethiopia, Somalia, central Angola, and South Africa
- Apus affinis galilejensis: northern and sub-Saharan Africa and eastward to Pakistan
- Apus affinis theresae: western and southern Angola to southern Zambia and South Africa
- Apus affinis bannermani: Bioko, São Tomé, and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea)
- Apus affinis singalensis: southern India and Sri Lanka
- Apus nipalensis nipalensis: Nepal to southeastern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, and Philippines
- Apus nipalensis subfurcatus: Malay Peninsula to Borneo, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; this species also recently reported from (has recently colonized?) Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas (Flores, Sumba, Timor), although the subspecific identity of these birds is not yet established
- Apus nipalensis furcatus: Java and Bali
- Apus nipalensis kuntzi: Taiwan
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Source: Clements checklist
Little or House Swift
Danish:
Lille Sejler/Klippesejler
German:
Haus-/Malaiensegler
Spanish:
Vencejo Moro/Oriental
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo moro/oriental
French:
Martinet des maisons ou M. malais
Japanese (romaji):
nishihimeamatsubame/himeamatsubame
Japanese:
ニシヒメアマツバメ/ヒメアマツバメ
Norwegian:
småseiler/husseiler
Polish:
jerzyk mały/nepalski
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-pequeno/andorinhão-pequeno-oriental
Russian:
Малый/Домовый стриж
Slovak:
dážďovník malý/domový
Serbian:
Mala čiopa/kućna čiopa
Swedish:
stubbstjärtseglare/husseglare
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis]) |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis) |
| eBird version 2017: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis) |
| eBird version 2018: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis) |
| eBird version 2019: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis) |
| eBird version 2021: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis) |
| eBird version 2022: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis) |
| eBird version 2023: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis) |
| eBird version 2024: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Apus affinis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apus affinis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apus affinis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kleinwindswael, Kleinwindswael/Huiswindswael
Arabic: السمامة الصغيرة
Azerbaijani: Kiçik uzunqnad
Bulgarian: Малък бързолет
Bengali: ঘর বাতাসি
Catalan: Falciot cuablanc comú, Falciot culblanc comú
Czech: Rorýs domovní
Welsh: Gwennol ddu fach
Danish: Lille Sejler, Lille Sejler/Klippesejler
German: Haus-/Malaiensegler, Haussegler, Weißbürzelsegler
Greek: Μικροσταχτάρα
Greek (Cypriot): Νανοπετροχελίδονο
English: House Swift, Little or House Swift, Little Swift, Little/House Swift
English, HBW: Little/House Swift
English (IOC): Little/House Swift
English (United States): Little/House Swift
Esperanto: blankpuga apuso
Spanish: Vencejo Moro, Vencejo Moro/Oriental
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo Moro/Oriental
Estonian: väikepiiritaja (väike-piirpääsuke)
Basque: Falciot culblanc comú
Finnish: Pikkukiitäjä
French: Martinet des maisons, Martinet des maisons ou M. malais
Irish: Gabhlán Beag
Galician: Cirrio pequeno, Falciot culblanc comú
Hebrew: סיס גליל
Hindi: Babeela
Hungarian: Kis sarlósfecske
Indonesian: Kapinis rumah
Icelandic: Skíðsvölungur
Italian: Rondone minore
Japanese (romaji): himeamatsubame, nishihimeamatsubame/himeamatsubame
Japanese: ニシヒメアマツバメ, ニシヒメアマツバメ/ヒメアマツバメ
Georgian: მცირე ნამგალა
Korean: 쇠칼새
Kwangali: Sisampamema
Scientific: Apus [affinis or nipalensis], Apus affinis, Apus affinis affinis, Apus affinis/nipalensis, Apus affinus, Cypselus affinis
Lithuanian: Mažasis čiurlys
Malayalam: അമ്പലം ചുറ്റി
Maltese: Rundun Żgħir
Dutch: Huisgierzwaluw
Norwegian: Husseiler, Småseiler, småseiler/husseiler
Polish: jerzyk maly, jerzyk mały, jerzyk mały/nepalski
Portuguese: Andorinhão pequeno, Andorinhão-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-pequeno/andorinhão-pequeno-oriental
Russian: Малый стриж, Малый/Домовый стриж, Стриж малый
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Punchi Thurithaya
Slovak: dážďovník bielotrtáčov, dáždovník malý, dážďovník malý/domový
Slovenian: mali hudournik
Serbian: Mala čiopa/kućna čiopa, Mala/kućna čiopa
Sotho, Southern: Lehaqasi
Swedish: Stubbstjärtseglare, stubbstjärtseglare/husseglare
Swahili: Teleka Mdogo
Thai: นกแอ่นบ้าน
Tswana: Pêolwane
Turkish: Küçük Ebabil, Küçük Sağan, Küçük Saşan, Küçük/doğu küçük ebabili
Tsonga: Nkonjana
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець малий
Vietnamese: Yến cằm trắng
Chinese: 小白腰雨燕, 小雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 歐洲小雨燕
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