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White-tailed Swallow
Hirundo megaensis Benson, CW 1942
The white-tailed swallow is a small swallow belonging to the family Hirundinidae and is endemic to Oromia, Ethiopia. It is commonly referred to as "Benson's swallow" after the ornithologist Constatine Walter Benson, who named the species. This small bird is classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as there is a progressive declination of the species which now consists of less than 10,000 adult individuals worldwide. It has a surprisingly small range for a swallow, as it is wholly dependent on a cooler "bubble" surrounding its small range, likely for proper breeding success. It is one of the most threatened bird species by climate change and a massive range reduction is projected in the future. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
Genus:
Hirundo
Scientific:
Hirundo megaensis
Original description
Citation:
Benson, CW 1942
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
63 p.10
Protonym:
Hirundo megaensis
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125660#page/34/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
BAAFB1BC0F31CE1A
Avibase ID:
avibase-BAAFB1BC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BAAFB1BC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560474
Geographic range:
- Hirundo megaensis: Arid highlands of s Ethiopia (Sidamo Province)
Source: Clements checklist
White-tailed Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta de Sidamo
Czech:
vlaštovka etiopská
Danish:
Hvidhalet Svale
German:
Weißschwanzschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Coliblanca
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Coliblanca
Finnish:
valkopyrstöpääsky
French:
Hirondelle à queue blanche
Croatian:
bjelorepa lastavica
Hungarian:
fehérfarkú fecske
Italian:
Rondine codabianca
Japanese (romaji):
ojirotsubame
Japanese:
オジロツバメ
Lithuanian:
Baltauodegė šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch:
Witstaartzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvithalesvale
Norwegian:
Hvithalesvale
Polish:
jaskółka białosterna
Portuguese:
andorinha-de-cauda-branca
Russian:
Белохвостая ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička bielochvostá
Serbian:
Belorepa lasta
Swedish:
vitstjärtad svala
Ukrainian:
Ластівка білохвоста
Chinese:
白尾燕
Chinese (Traditional):
白尾燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Hirondelle à queue blanche ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Hirondelle à queue blanche ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 1st edition: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo magaensis) |
| Clements, version 2021: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements, version 2022: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements, version 2023: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 3rd edition: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 4th edition: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 6th edition: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements, version 2015: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements, version 2016: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements, version 2017: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements, version 2018: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Clements, version 2019: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 1.50: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 1.52: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 1.53: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 1.54: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 1.55: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 2015: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 2016: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 2017: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 2018: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 2019: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 2021: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 2022: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| eBird version 2023: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Hirundo megaensis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hirundo megaensis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hirundo megaensis |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: White-tailed Swallow ( Hirundo megaensis) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hirundo megaensis |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hirundo megaensis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: ağquyruq qaranquş
Catalan: oreneta de Sidamo
Czech: Vlaštovka etiopská
Danish: Hvidhalet Svale
German: Benson-Schwalbe, Weißschwanzschwalbe
English: White tailed Swallow, White-tailed Swallow
English, HBW: White-tailed Swallow
English (IOC): White-tailed Swallow
English (United States): White-tailed Swallow
Esperanto: Blankvosta hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina Coliblanca, Golondrina de Cola Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Coliblanca
Spanish (HBW): White-tailed Swallow
Estonian: valgesaba-pääsuke
Finnish: Valkopyrstöpääsky
French: Hirondelle à queue blanche
Croatian: bjelorepa lastavica
Hungarian: fehérfarkú fecske
Italian: Rondine codabianca
Japanese (romaji): ojirotsubame
Japanese: オジロツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo magaensis, Hirundo megaensis
Lithuanian: Baltauodegė šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch: Witstaartzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvithalesvale
Norwegian: Hvithalesvale
Polish: jaskólka bialosterna, jaskółka białosterna
Portuguese: andorinha-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-de-cauda-branca
Russian: Белохвостая (настоящая) ласточка, Белохвостая ласточка
Slovak: lastovička bielochvostá
Serbian: Belorepa lasta
Swedish: vitstjärtad svala, Vitstjärtssvala
Turkish: Ak kuyruklu kırlangıç
Ukrainian: Ластівка білохвоста
Chinese: 白尾燕
Chinese (Traditional): 白尾燕
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