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Forest Swallow

Petrochelidon fuliginosa (Chapin, JP 1925)

The forest swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Petrochelidon
Scientific:
  Petrochelidon fuliginosa

Original description

Citation:
  (Chapin, JP 1925)

Reference:
   Ibis ser.12, vol.1, no.1 p.149 fig.6A

Protonym:
  Lecythoplastes fuliginosus

Type locality:
  A Lolodorf, Cameroons.

Link:
  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1925.tb02912.x

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  91BD7FA4F0172727

Avibase ID:
  avibase-91BD7FA4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/91BD7FA4

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916684

Geographic range:

  • Petrochelidon fuliginosa: lowland forest of eastern Nigeria, southern Cameroon, and Gabon
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Forest Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta selvàtica
Czech:
vlaštovka tmavohnědá
Danish:
Bjergskovsvale
German:
Bronzeschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Selvática
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Selvática
Finnish:
kameruninpääsky
French:
Hirondelle de forêt
Croatian:
čađasta lastavica
Italian:
Rondine di foresta
Japanese (romaji):
morisanshokutsubame
Japanese:
モリサンショクツバメ
Lithuanian:
Kamerūninė klifinė kregždė
Dutch:
Gabonzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Jungelsvale
Norwegian:
Jungelsvale
Polish:
jaskółka leśna
Portuguese:
andorinha-fuliginosa
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-das-florestas
Russian:
Лесная ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička lesná
Serbian:
Šumska lasta
Swedish:
skogssvala
Ukrainian:
Ясківка камерунська
Chinese:
林燕
Chinese (Traditional):
喀麥隆石燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle de forêt ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle de forêt ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 1st edition:
Dusky Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements, version 2021:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
Clements, version 2022:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
Clements, version 2023:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
Clements, version 2024:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Dusky Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 4th edition:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 6th edition:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements, version 2015:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements, version 2016:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements, version 2017:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements, version 2018:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Clements, version 2019:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
eBird version 1.50:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
eBird version 1.52:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
eBird version 1.53:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
eBird version 1.54:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
eBird version 1.55:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
eBird version 2015:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
eBird version 2016:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
eBird version 2017:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
eBird version 2018:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
eBird version 2019:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
eBird version 2021:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
eBird version 2022:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
eBird version 2023:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
eBird version 2024:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
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:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
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:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
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:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Forest Swallow ( Petrochelidon fuliginosa)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Forest Swallow ( Atronanus fuliginosus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Dusky Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Petrochelidon fuliginosa
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Petrochelidon fuliginosa
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Petrochelidon fuliginosa
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Forest Swallow ( Hirundo fuliginosa)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo fuliginosa
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Petrochelidon fuliginosa

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Горска лястовица
Catalan: oreneta selvàtica
Czech: Vlaštovka tmavohnedá, vlaštovka tmavohnědá
Danish: Bjergskovsvale
German: Bronzeschwalbe
English: Dusky Cliff Swallow, Dusky Swallow, Forest Cliff Swallow, Forest Swallow
English, HBW: Forest Swallow
English (IOC): Forest Swallow
English (United States): Forest Swallow
Esperanto: Arbarhirundo
Spanish: Golondrina Selvática
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Selvática
Spanish (HBW): Forest Swallow
Estonian: mets-kaljupääsuke
Finnish: Kameruninpääsky
French: Hirondelle de forêt, Hirondelle de forêt à dos brun
Croatian: čađasta lastavica
Italian: Rondine di foresta, Rondine rupestre fuligginosa
Japanese (romaji): morisanshokutsubame
Japanese: モリサンショクツバメ
Scientific: Atronanus fuliginosus, Hirundo fuliginosa, Lecythoplastes fuliginosus, Petrochelidon fuliginosa
Lithuanian: Kamerūninė klifinė kregždė
Dutch: Gabonzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jungelsvale
Norwegian: Jungelsvale
Polish: jaskólka lesna, jaskółka leśna
Portuguese: andorinha-fuliginosa
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-das-florestas
Russian: Камерунская горная ласточка, Лесная ласточка
Slovak: lastovička lesná
Serbian: Šumska lasta
Swedish: Skogsklippsvala, skogssvala
Turkish: Orman kırlangıcı
Ukrainian: Ясківка камерунська
Chinese: 林燕
Chinese (Traditional): 喀麥隆石燕

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