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Red Sea Swallow

Petrochelidon perdita (Fry, CH; Smith, DA 1985)

The Red Sea cliff swallow, also known as the Red Sea swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  (Fry, CH; Smith, DA 1985)

Reference:
   Ibis

Protonym:
  Hirundo perdita

Link:
  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1985.tb05032.x


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BBDD34B269D77C54

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BBDD34B2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BBDD34B2


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916682

Geographic range:

  • Petrochelidon perdita: Known from one specimen from Red Sea coast of e Sudan
English:
Red Sea Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta del Mar Roig
Czech:
vlaštovka bělobradá
Danish:
Rødehavssvale
German:
Rotmeerschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina del Mar Rojo
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina del Mar Rojo
Finnish:
etiopianpääsky
French:
Hirondelle de la mer Rouge
Croatian:
crvenomorska lastavica
Hungarian:
vörös-tengeri fecske
Italian:
Rondine del Mar Rosso
Japanese (romaji):
koukaisanshokutsubame
Japanese:
コウカイサンショクツバメ
Lithuanian:
Raudonosios jūros klifinė kregždė
Dutch:
Eritrese Klifzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Enigmasvale
Norwegian:
Enigmasvale
Polish:
jaskółka czerwonomorska
Portuguese:
Andorinha-do-mar-vermelho
Russian:
Красноморская ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička červenomorská
Serbian:
Lasta sa Crvenog mora
Swedish:
rödahavsklippsvala
Ukrainian:
Ясківка червономорська
Chinese:
红海燕
Chinese (Traditional):
紅海燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle de la mer Rouge ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle de la mer Rouge ( Hirundo perdita)
Clements, version 2021:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements, version 2022:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements, version 2023:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 4th edition:
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 6th edition:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements, version 2015:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements, version 2016:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements, version 2017:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements, version 2018:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Clements, version 2019:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 1.50:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 1.52:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 1.53:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 1.54:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 1.55:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 2015:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 2016:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 2017:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 2018:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 2019:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 2021:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 2022:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
eBird version 2023:
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Red Sea Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
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:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red Sea Swallow ( Hirundo perdita)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Red Sea Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon perdita)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo perdita
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Petrochelidon perdita

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Червеноморска лястовица
Catalan: oreneta del Mar Roig, Oreneta del Mar Roja
Czech: Vlaštovka belobradá, vlaštovka bělobradá
Welsh: Gwennol y Môr Coch
Danish: Rødehavssvale
German: Rotmeerschwalbe, Rotmeerschwale
English: Red Sea Cliff Swallow, Red Sea Cliff-Swallow, Red Sea Swallow
English, HBW: Red Sea Swallow
English (IOC): Red Sea Cliff Swallow
English (United States): Red Sea Swallow
Esperanto: Hirundo de la Ruĝa Maro, Ruĝmara hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina del Mar Rojo
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina del Mar Rojo
Spanish (HBW): Red Sea Swallow
Estonian: mustpugu-kaljupääsuke
Finnish: Etiopiankalliopääsky, etiopianpääsky
French: Hirondelle de la mer Rouge, Hirondelle du Soudan, Hirondelle égarée
Irish: Fáinleog ruamhuirí
Galician: Andoriña do Mar Vermello
Croatian: crvenomorska lastavica
Hungarian: vörös-tengeri fecske
Italian: Rondine del Mar Rosso, Rondine rupestre del mar Rosso
Japanese (romaji): koukaisanshokutsubame, nanasanshokutsubame
Japanese: コウカイサンショクツバメ, ナンアサンショクツバメ
Scientific: Cecropis perdita, Hirundo perdita, Petrochelidon perdita
Lithuanian: Arabinė kregždė, Raudonosios jūros klifinė kregždė
Latvian: Sarkanās jūras bezdelīga
Dutch: Eritrese Klifzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Enigmasvale
Norwegian: Enigmasvale
Polish: jaskólka czerwonomorska, jaskółka czerwonomorska
Portuguese: Andorinha-do-mar-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-mar-vermelho
Rhaeto-Romance: Randulina da la Mar Cotschna
Romanian: Rândunica Mării Roşii
Russian: Красноморская ласточка
Slovak: lastovička červenomorská
Slovenian: Rdečemorska lastovka
Serbian: Crvenomorska lasta, Lasta sa Crvenog mora
Swedish: Rödahavsklippsvala, Rödahavssvala
Turkish: Kayıp kırlangıç
Ukrainian: Ясківка червономорська
Chinese: 红海燕
Chinese (Traditional): 紅海燕

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