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Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift
Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki] (= Apus pacificus) (Latham, 1801)
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Order:
Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus pacificus
Citation:
(Latham, 1801)
Reference:
Suppl.ind.orn. p.lviii
Protonym:
Hirundo pacifica
Avibase ID:
68E950E5CA07E621
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/68E950E5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178008
Geographic range:
- Apus pacificus pacificus: Siberia to Kamchatka, n China and n Japan; winters Indonesia, Melanesia, Australia, Tasmania
- Apus pacificus kanoi: breeds southern Japan, eastern China, Taiwan, and northern Philippines (Batan Islands); winters in southeastern Asia
- Apus salimalii: e Tibetan plateau, w Sichuan; winter range unknown
- Apus leuconyx: Outer Himalayas and Assam Hills; winters in India
- Apus cooki: Thailand, Myanmar and Indochina; Hainan I. and Lan-yü I.
Source: Clements checklist
Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift
Czech:
rorýs východoasijský
German:
Pazifiksegler
Danish:
Orientsejler
Spanish:
Vencejo del Pacífico
Finnish:
aasiankiitäjä
French:
Martinet de Sibérie, M. de Salim Ali, M. de Blyth ou M. de Cook
Icelandic:
Forksvölungur
Italian:
Rondone codaforcuta
Japanese:
amatsubame
Japanese:
アマツバメ
Dutch:
Siberische Gierzwaluw
Norwegian:
Gaffelseiler
Polish:
jerzyk bialorzytny
Portuguese:
Andorinhão-de-cauda-forcada
Russian:
Домовой стриж
Slovak:
dážďovník bielochrbtý
Swedish:
Orientseglare
Ukrainian:
Серпокрилець сибірський
Chinese:
白腰雨燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martinet de Sibérie ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martinet de Sibérie ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 1st edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 4th edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.50: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.53: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
| eBird version 1.54: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
| eBird version 1.55: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
| eBird version 2015: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
| eBird version 2016: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
| eBird version 2017: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
| eBird version 2018: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
| eBird version 2019: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| James Lee Peters: Apus pacificus [version 2] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Apus pacificus [version 2] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Apus pacificus [version 2] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus pacificus [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus pacificus [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, acuticauda or cooki]
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Other synonyms
Bengali: চেরালেজ বাতাসি
Catalan: Falcia espinosa, Falciot del Pacífic
Valencian: Falcia espinosa
Czech: Rorýs pacifický, rorýs východoasijský
Danish: Orientsejler
German: Pazifiksegler, Sibirischer Segler
English: Asian White-rumped Swift, Australian Swift, Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift, Fork-tailed Swift, fork-tailed swift sp., Large White-rumped Swift, Larger white-rumped swift, Migrant Swift, New Holland Swallow, Northern White-rumped Swift, Pacific Swift, Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift, Rainbird, Rain-brother, Siberian White-rumped Swift, White-belted Swift, White-rumped Swift
English (IOC): fork-tailed swift sp.
Spanish: Vencejo Asiático, Vencejo del Pacifico, Vencejo del Pacífico, Vencejo Tijereta
Spanish (Spain): Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki
Spanish (HBW): fork-tailed swift sp.
Estonian: idapiiritaja (ida-piirpääsuke)
Finnish: aasiankiitäjä, Pääskykiitäjä
French: Martinet à queue fourchu, Martinet à queue fourchue, Martinet de Sibérie, Martinet de Sibérie, M. de Salim Ali, M. de Blyth ou M. de Cook, Martinet du Pacifique
Galician: Cirrio cafre
Hebrew: סיס צר־שת
Hungarian: Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki, keleti sarlósfecske
Indonesian: Burung Kapinis Laut, Kapinis Laut
Icelandic: Forksvölungur
Italian: Rondone codaforcuta
Japanese: Amatsu bame, amatsubame, ama-tsubame, amatsubameshoushu, amatsubame上種
Japanese: アマツバメ, アマツバメ上種
Japanese (Kanji): 雨燕
Kazakh: Ақбел сұрқарлығаш
Kazakh (Transliteration): aq-bel sur-qarlığaş
Korean: 칼새
Korean (Transliteration): kal-sae
Scientific: Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki], Apus pacificus, Apus pacificus pacificus, Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki, Hirundo pacifica, Micropus pacificus
Lithuanian: Skeltauodegis čiurlys
Mongolian: Алаг морин хараацай, Морин ураацай, Хондлойцагаан ураацай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠣᠨᠳᠣᠯᠠᠢ ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠣᠷᠠᠴᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠣᠷᠠᠴᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Морин ураацай
Mongolian (Transliteration): alag moriŋ kharaatsai, khondloi-tsag aaŋ uraatsai, moriŋ uraatsai
Malay: Burung Layang-layang Ekor Cabang, Burung Layang-layang Timur, Layang-Layang Ekor Cabang
Dutch: Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki, Siberische Gierzwaluw
Norwegian: Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki, Gaffelseiler
Polish: jerzyk bialorzytny, jerzyk białorzytny
Pinyin: bái-wěi-gēn má-yàn, bái-wěi-gēn yǔ-yàn, bái-yāo yǔ-yàn, chā-wěi yǔ-yàn, xiǎo yǔ-yàn, yě-yàn, yǔ-yàn
Portuguese: Andorinhão-de-cauda-forcada
Russian: Belopoyasnichny Strizh, Белопоясничный стриж, белопоясный, Белопоясный стриж, Домовой стриж, Стриж белопоясный, Стриж черный
Slovak: dážďovník bielochrbtý
Slovenian: daljnovzhodni hudournik
Swedish: Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki, Orientseglare
Thai: นกแอ่นตะโพกขาวแถบกว้าง, นกแอ่นตะโพกขาวหางแฉก, นกแอ่นตะโพกขาวหางแฉก ไม่ทราบชนิด
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen tà-pʰôok-kʰăaw hăaŋ-cʰàeek
Turkish: Pasifik Ebabili, Ақбел сұрқарлығаш
Tuvinian: Ак курлуг сыйтылаа
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець сибірський
Vietnamese: Chim Yến hông trắng, Yến hông trắng, Yến hông trắng cốc ki
Chinese: [bai-yao yu-yan], 叉尾雨燕, 白尾根雨燕, 白尾根麻燕, 白腰雨燕, 白腰雨燕/青藏白腰雨燕/布莱氏雨燕/印支白腰雨燕, 野燕, 雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 白尾根雨燕, 白尾根麻燕, 白腰雨燕, 野燕, 雨燕
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 叉尾雨燕, 小雨燕, 白腰雨燕
Chinese (Taiwan): [bai-yao yu-yan], 叉尾雨燕, 小雨燕, 白腰雨燕
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