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Asian Palm-Swift

Cypsiurus balasiensis (Gray, JE 1829)

The Asian palm swift is a small swift. It is very similar to the African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus, and was formerly considered to be the same species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Cypsiurus
Scientific:
  Cypsiurus balasiensis

Original description

Citation:
  (Gray, JE 1829)

Reference:
   Anim. Kingd. arr. Cuvier [Griffith] 7 p.60

Imprint year:
  1829

Protonym:
  Cypselus Balasiensis

Type locality:
  India, restricted to Calcutta by Stuart Baker, antea, p. 336.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33114531

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  83C40F897AF9D6BC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-83C40F89

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/83C40F89

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555002

Geographic range:

  • Cypsiurus balasiensis balasiensis: Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka
  • Cypsiurus balasiensis infumatus: Myanmar to Indochina, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo
  • Cypsiurus balasiensis bartelsorum: Java and Bali
  • Cypsiurus balasiensis pallidior: Philippines
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Asian Palm-Swift
Catalan:
Falciot de palmera asiàtic
Czech:
rorýs palmový
Danish:
Asiatisk Palmesejler
German:
Bengalensegler
Spanish:
Vencejo Palmero Asiático
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo Palmero Asiático
Finnish:
aasianpalmukiitäjä
French:
Martinet batassia
Croatian:
čiopa palmašica
Hungarian:
ázsiai pálmasarlósfecske
Italian:
Rondone delle palme asiatico
Japanese (romaji):
ajiayashiamatsubame
Japanese:
アジアヤシアマツバメ
Lithuanian:
Azijinis palminis čiurlys
Dutch:
Aziatische Palmgierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Asiapalmeseglar
Norwegian:
Asiapalmeseiler
Polish:
jerzyk jaskółczy
Portuguese:
andorinhão-dos-palmares-asiático
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-das-palmeiras-asiático
Russian:
Азиатский пальмовый стриж
Slovak:
sŕpik palmový
Serbian:
Azijska palmina čiopa
Swedish:
asiatisk palmseglare
Ukrainian:
Серпокрилець південноазійський
Chinese:
棕雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
亞洲棕雨燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Asian Palm-Swift ( Cypsiurus balasiensis) [version 1]
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. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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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 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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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 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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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):
Martinet batassia ( Cypsiurus balasiensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martinet batassia ( Cypsiurus balasiensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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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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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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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:
Cypsiurus balasiensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cypsiurus balasiensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cypsiurus [parvus, gracilis or balasiensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: Asiya palma uzunqanadı
Bengali: এশীয় তালবাতাসি, এ঱ীয় তারফাতাচ঳
Bengali (transliteration): ēśīẏa tālabātāsi
Catalan: Falciot de palmera asiàtic
Czech: Rorýs palmový
Danish: Asiatisk Palmesejler
German: Batassiasegler, Bengalen Segler, Bengalensegler
English: Asian Palm Swift, Asian Palm-Swift, Palm swift
English, HBW: Asian Palm-swift
English (IOC): Asian Palm Swift
English (United States): Asian Palm-Swift
Esperanto: Azia palmapuso
Spanish: Vencejo Asiático, Vencejo Palmero Asiático
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo Palmero Asiático
Spanish (HBW): Asian Palm-Swift
Estonian: aasia palmipiiritaja
Finnish: Aasianpalmukiitäjä
French: Martinet batassia, Martinet des palmes
Hebrew: סיס-דקלים אסייתי
Croatian: čiopa palmašica
Hungarian: ázsiai pálmasarlósfecske
Indonesian: Burung kendali, Burung Walet-palem Asia, Waletpalem Asia, Walet-palem asia
Italian: Rondone delle palme asiatico
Japanese (romaji): ajia yashi hari-o ama-tsubame, ajiayashiamatsubame, ajiayashiharioamatsubame, yashi ama-tsubame
Japanese: アジアヤシアマツバメ, アジアヤシハリオアマツバメ, アヂアヤシアマツバメ, ヤシアマツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): アジア椰子針尾雨燕, 椰子雨燕
Scientific: Cypselus Balasiensis, Cypsiurus balasiensis, Cypsiurus balasiensis balasiensis, Cypsiurus batasiensis
Lithuanian: Azijinis palminis čiurlys
Malayalam: പനങ്കൂളൻ
Marathi: ताडपाकोळी
Malay: Burung Layang-layang Asia, Burung Layang-layang Lontar, Burung Layang-layang Palma, Layang-Layang Palma
Nepali: थाकल गाÄथली
Dutch: Aziatische Palmgierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Asiapalmeseglar
Norwegian: Asiapalmeseiler
Polish: jerzyk jaskólczy, jerzyk jaskółczy
Pinyin: zōng yǔ-yàn
Portuguese: andorinhão-dos-palmares-asiático
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-das-palmeiras-asiático
Russian: Азиатский пальмовый стриж, Индийский пальмовый стриж, Стриж азиатский пальмовый
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Asiaa Thal-thurithaya
Slovak: dažďovník palmový, sŕpik palmový
Serbian: Azijska palmina čiopa
Swedish: Asiatisk palmseglare
Tamil: Panai Uzhavaran
Thai: นกแอ่นตาล
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen taan
Turkish: Asya palmiye ebabili
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець південноазійський
Vietnamese: Chim Yến cọ, Yến cọ
Chinese: 棕雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 亞洲棕雨燕, 棕雨燕
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 棕雨燕
Chinese (Taiwan): 棕雨燕

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