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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Falciot cuaespinós de Sao Tomé
Czech: Rorýs svatotomášský
Danish: São Tomé-flagermussejler
German: Sao Tomé Segler, Sao-Tom -Segler, Sao-Tomé-Segler, St.-Thomas-Segler
English: S‹o Thom‚ Spinetail, Sao Thome Spinetail, São Thomé Spinetail, Sao Thome Spinetailed Swift, Sao Tome Needletail, Sao Tome Spinetail, Sao Tomé Spinetail, São Tomé Spinetail, Sao Tome Spinetailed Swift, Sao Tome Spine-tailed Swift, São Tomé Spinetailed Swift
English, HBW: Sao Tome Spinetail
English (IOC): Sao Tome Spinetail
English (United States): Sao Tome Spinetail
Esperanto: Pinglovostulo de San-Tomeo
Spanish: Rabitojo de Sao Thome, Vencejo de Santo Tomé
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo de Santo Tomé
Spanish (HBW): Sao Tome Spinetail
Estonian: são tomé kammsaba
Finnish: Saothomenkiitäjä, saotomenkiitäjä, sãotoménkiitäjä
French: Martinet de Sao Tomé
Croatian: saotomska čiopa
Hungarian: São Tomé-i sarlósfecske
Italian: Rondone codaspinosa di Sao Tomè, Rondone codaspinosa di São Tomé
Japanese (romaji): santomeharioamatsubame
Japanese: サントメハリオアマツバメ
Scientific: Chaetura thomensis, Zoonavena thomensis
Lithuanian: santominė zoonavena, Santominė zoonovena
Dutch: Sao Tomégierzwaluw, Sao Tomé-gierzwaluw, São-Tomégierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Saotomeseglar
Norwegian: Saotomeseiler, Saotoméseiler
Polish: kolcosternik wyspowy
Portuguese: Rabo-espinhoso-de-são-tomé
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-de-são-tomé
Russian: Сантомейский иглохвост, Сан-томейский иглохвост, Сантомейский колючехвост, Стриж колючехвостый сантомийский
Slovak: srp plantážový
Serbian: Iglorepa čiopa sa ostrva Sao Tome
Swedish: São Tométaggstjärtseglare, sãotométaggstjärtseglare
Turkish: Sao Tome iğnekuyruğu, Sao Tome İğnekuyruğu
Ukrainian: Голкохвіст сан-томейський
Chinese: 圣多美雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 聖多美刺尾雨燕