The red-rumped swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in open hilly country of temperate southern Europe and Asia from Portugal and Spain to Japan, India, Sri Lanka and tropical Africa. The Indian and African birds are resident, but European and other Asian birds are migratory. They winter in Africa or India and are vagrants to Christmas Island and northern Australia. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Laxmann, E 1769)
Reference:
Mantissa Plant. Altera
Protonym:
Hirundo daurica
Type locality:
Siberia; Mt. Schlangen near Zmeinogorsk, Russia (see Dickinson & Ericson 2002, SNAB 32)
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46781513
Avibase ID:
AA41EDCEB7A8EA6E
Avibase ID:
avibase-AA41EDCE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AA41EDCE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916675
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lesser Striated, Sri Lanka or West African Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, rufula, melanocrissus, hyperythra, excl. striolata group]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Lesser Striated, Sri Lanka or West African Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, hyperythra or domicella]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Lesser Striated, Sri Lanka or West African Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, rufula, melanocrissus, domicella, hyperythra, excl. striolata group]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lesser Striated, West African or Sri Lanka Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica or domicella]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lesser Striated, West African or Sri Lanka Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, hyperythra or domicella]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lesser Striated, Sri Lanka or West African Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, hyperythra or domicella]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lesser Striated, Sri Lanka or West African Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, hyperythra or domicella]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lesser Striated, Sri Lanka or West African Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, hyperythra or domicella]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lesser Striated, Sri Lanka or West African Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, hyperythra or domicella]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lesser Striated, Sri Lanka or West African Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, hyperythra or domicella]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Lesser Striated, Sri Lanka or West African Swallow ( Cecropis [daurica, hyperythra or domicella]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Hirondelle rousseline ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 1st edition: Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 3rd edition: Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition: Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.50: Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-rumped Swallow ( Cecropis daurica) [version 2] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) [version 2] |
Oriental Bird Club: Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cecropis daurica [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cecropis daurica [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cecropis daurica [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Cecropis [daurica, rufula, melanocrissus, badia or hyperythra]
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