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Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii Leach, WE 1818

The wire-tailed swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It has two subspecies: H. s. smithii, which occurs throughout Africa, and H. s. filifera, which is found in southern and southeastern Asia. It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter. The genus name Hirundo is the Latin word for swallow. The species name smithii commemorates Christen Smith, a Norwegian botanist and geologist. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Hirundo
Scientific:
  Hirundo smithii

Original description

Citation:
  Leach, WE 1818

Reference:
   Narr. Exped. Riv. Zaire [Tuckey]

Protonym:
  Hirundo Smithii

Type locality:
  Chisalla Island, Congo.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21959951

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B79D6B3DD15ECB2B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B79D6B3D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B79D6B3D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560487

Geographic range:

  • Hirundo smithii smithii: Widespread Africa south of the Sahara
  • Hirundo smithii filifera: Afghanistan and Baluchistan to India, Myanmar and Indochina
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Wire-tailed Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta cuallarga
Czech:
vlaštovka dlouhoocasá
Danish:
Trådhalesvale
German:
Rotkappenschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Colilarga
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Colilarga
Finnish:
jouhipääsky
French:
Hirondelle à longs brins
Croatian:
riđokapa lastavica
Hungarian:
drótfarkú fecske
Icelandic:
Þráðsvala
Italian:
Rondine codafili
Japanese (romaji):
hariotsubame
Japanese:
ハリオツバメ
Lithuanian:
Siūlauodegė šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch:
Roodkruinzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Trådhalesvale
Norwegian:
Trådhalesvale
Polish:
jaskółka rdzawogłowa
Portuguese:
andorinha-rabijunca
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-cauda-d'arame
Russian:
Нитехвостая ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička hnedohlavá
Serbian:
Tankorepa lasta
Swedish:
trådstjärtad svala
Ukrainian:
Ластівка ниткохвоста
Chinese:
线尾燕
Chinese (Traditional):
線尾燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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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 02:
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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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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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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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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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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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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo smithii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Draadstertswael
Azerbaijani: sapquyruq qaranquş
Belarusian: Ніткахвостая ластаўка
Bulgarian: Нишкоопашата лястовица
Bengali: তারলেজা আবাবিল
Catalan: oreneta cuallarga
Czech: Vlaštovka dlouhoocasá
Welsh: Gwennol lostfain
Danish: Trådhalesvale
German: Rotkappenschwalbe
Greek: Συρμoχελίδovo
English: African Wire-tailed Swallow, Wiretailed Swallow, Wire-tailed Swallow
English, HBW: Wire-tailed Swallow
English (IOC): Wire-tailed Swallow
English (Kenya): Wire-tailed Swallow
English (United States): Wire-tailed Swallow
Esperanto: Dratvosta hirundo, Kablovosta hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina Cola de Cerdas, Golondrina Colilarga
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Colilarga
Spanish (HBW): Wire-tailed Swallow
Estonian: niitsaba-pääsuke
Persian: پرستوی سرسرخ
Finnish: Jouhipääsky
French: Hirondelle à longs brins
Frisian: Readkrúnswel
Irish: Fáinleog spíonearrach
Galician: Andoriña rabilonga
Hebrew: סנונית חדת-זנב
Croatian: riđokapa lastavica
Hungarian: drótfarkú fecske
Icelandic: Þráðsvala
Italian: Rondine codafili, Rondine codasottile di Smith, Rondine di Smith
Japanese (romaji): hari-o tsubame, hariotsubame
Japanese: ハリオツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 針尾燕
Kwangali: Sisampamema
Scientific: Hirundo smithi, Hirundo smithii, Hirundo smithii smithii
Lithuanian: Siūlauodegė kregždė, Siūlauodegė šelmeninė kregždė
Latvian: Drātastes bezdelīga, drātsastes bezdelīga
Malayalam: കമ്പിവാലൻ കത്രിക, കമ്പിവാലന്‍  കത്രികപ്പക്ഷി 
Marathi: तारवाली भिंगरी
Nepali: सुइरोपुच्छ«े गाÄथली
Dutch: Roodkruinzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Trådhalesvale
Norwegian: Trådhalesvale
Polish: jaskólka rdzawoglowa, jaskółka rdzawogłowa
Pinyin: xiàn-wěi yàn
Portuguese: Andorinha de cauda longa, Andorinha-cauda-de-arame, Andorinha-de-cauda-longa, andorinha-rabijunca
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-cauda-d'arame, Andorinha-rabijunca
Romanian: Rândunică cu coadă aciculară
Russian: Ласточка нитехвостая, Нитехвостая ласточка
Northern Sami: Árpobađošspálfu
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kurupenda Wahilihiniya
Slovak: Lastovička hnedohlavá
Slovenian: nitorepa lastovka
Shona: Nyenganyenga
Serbian: Tankorepa lasta
Swedish: trådstjärtad svala, Trådstjärtsvala
Swahili: Mbayuwayu Mkia-sindano
Tamil: கம்பிவால் தகைவிலான்
Thai: นกนางแอ่นหางลวด
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-àeen hăaŋ-lûat
Turkmen: sapak guýrukly garlawaç
Turkish: tel kuyruklu kırlangıç, Tel-kuyruklu Kırlangıç
Tsonga: Mbawulwana
Ukrainian: Ластівка ниткохвоста
Uzbek: ипдум қалдирғоч
Vietnamese: Chim Nhạn đầu hung, Nhạn đầu hung
Chinese: 线尾燕
Chinese (Traditional): 線尾燕
Zulu: iNkonjane

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