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Mottled Swift

Tachymarptis aequatorialis (Müller, JW 1851)

The mottled swift is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is one of two species in the genus Tachymarptis together with the alpine swift. It occurs widely in eastern Africa and locally in western Africa. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Tachymarptis
Scientific:
  Tachymarptis aequatorialis


Original description

Citation:
  (Müller, JW 1851)

Reference:
   Naumannia 1 Heft4 p.27

Protonym:
  Cypselus aequatorialis

Type locality:
  Ethiopia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2374478#page/341/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  91429F78AEFDFCA1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-91429F78

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/91429F78


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693135

Geographic range:

  • Tachymarptis aequatorialis aequatorialis: Eritrea and Ethiopia to Cameroon, Angola, and Mozambique
  • Tachymarptis aequatorialis [lowei or bamendae]: Sierra Leone to Nigeria
  • Tachymarptis aequatorialis furensis: western Sudan (Darfur region)
  • Tachymarptis aequatorialis gelidus: southwestern Zimbabwe
English:
Mottled Swift
Catalan:
Ballester marbrenc
Czech:
rorýs šupinkový
Danish:
Skællet Alpesejler
German:
Schuppensegler
Spanish:
Vencejo Ecuatorial
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo Ecuatorial
Finnish:
juovakiitäjä
French:
Martinet marbré
Croatian:
pjegava čiopa
Hungarian:
pikkelyes sarlósfecske
Italian:
Rondone maculato
Japanese (romaji):
madaraamatsubame
Japanese:
マダラアマツバメ
Lithuanian:
Šeriuotasis alpinis čiurlys
Dutch:
Geschubde Berggierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Granittseglar
Norwegian:
Granittseiler
Polish:
jerzyk łuskowany
Portuguese:
Andorinhão-malhado
Portuguese (Portugal):
Andorinhão-malhado
Russian:
Чешуйчатый стриж
Slovak:
dážďovník šupinatý
Swedish:
vattrad seglare
Ukrainian:
Серпокрилець еритрейський
Chinese:
杂斑雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
雜斑雨燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
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):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
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):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martinet marbré ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martinet marbré ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Mottled Swift ( Apus aequatorialis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Apus aequatorialis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Apus aequatorialis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Apus aequatorialis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Mottled Swift ( Tachymarptis aequatorialis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tachymarptis aequatorialis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tachymarptis aequatorialis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Bontwindswael
Bulgarian: Екваториален бързолет
Catalan: Ballester marbrenc, Falciot equatorial
Czech: Rorýs šupinkový
Welsh: Coblyn brych
Danish: Skællet Alpesejler
German: Schuppensegler
Greek: Λεπoσταχτάρα
English: Mottled Swift
English, HBW: Mottled Swift
English (IOC): Mottled Swift
English (Kenya): Mottled Swift
English (United States): Mottled Swift
Esperanto: Punktapuso, Skvama apuso
Spanish: Vencejo Ecuatorial, Vencejo Multicolor
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo Ecuatorial
Spanish (HBW): Mottled Swift
Estonian: Tähnikpiiritaja, tähnikpiiritaja (tähnik-piirpääsuke), tähnik-piirpääsuke
Finnish: Juovakiitäjä
French: Martinet marbré
Frisian: Skobbegûlswel
Irish: Gabhlán gaoithe ballach
Galician: Andoriñon manchado
Croatian: pjegava čiopa
Hungarian: pikkelyes sarlósfecske
Italian: Rondone maculato, Rondone marezzato
Japanese (romaji): madaraamatsubame
Japanese: マダラアマツバメ
Scientific: Apus aequatorialis, Cypselus aequatorialis, Tachymarptis aequatorialis, Tachymarptis aequatorialis aequatorialis
Lithuanian: Raibasis čiurlys, Šeriuotasis alpinis čiurlys, Šeriuotasis čiurlys
Latvian: Zvīņainā svīre
Dutch: Geschubde Berggierzwaluw, Geschubde gierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Granittseglar
Norwegian: Granittseiler
Polish: jerzyk luskowany, jerzyk łuskowany
Portuguese: Andorinhão-malhado
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinhão-malhado
Rhaeto-Romance: Randurel marmorà
Romanian: Drepnea marmorată
Russian: Стриж пестрый, Чешуйчатый стриж
Slovak: dážďovník šupinatý
Slovenian: Pegasti hudournik
Swedish: Vattrad seglare
Swahili: Teleka Mabaka
Turkish: Kırçıllı ebabil
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець еритрейський
Chinese: 杂斑雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 雜斑雨燕

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