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Tree Martin

Petrochelidon nigricans (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

The tree martin is a member of the swallow family of passerine birds. It breeds in Australia, mostly south of latitude 20°S and on Timor island. It is migratory, wintering through most of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia east of the Wallace Line and the Solomon Islands. It is a vagrant to New Zealand, where it has bred, and New Caledonia. This species is frequently placed in the genus Hirundo as Hirundo nigricans. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 14 p.523

Protonym:
  Hirundo nigricans

Type locality:
  New Holland, error = Hobart, Tasmania; see Mathews, 1913, Austral Av. Rec., 2, p. 65.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60162#page/545/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CF1BEA6BD9E9F98C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CF1BEA6B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CF1BEA6B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916687

Geographic range:

  • Petrochelidon nigricans: Lesser Sundas, and Australia including Tasmania
  • Petrochelidon nigricans nigricans: southern New Guinea; Tasmania, and King and Flinders islands; winters to northward
  • Petrochelidon nigricans timoriensis: Lesser Sundas (Timor, Alor, and Flores); winters to Solomon Islands
  • Petrochelidon nigricans neglecta: treed areas of mainland Australia and southern Torres Strait Islands
English:
Tree Martin
Catalan:
oreneta dels arbres
Czech:
vlaštovka rezavočelá
Danish:
Australsk Træsvale
German:
Baumschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Arborícola
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Arborícola
Finnish:
australianpääsky
French:
Hirondelle des arbres
Croatian:
lastavica dupljašica
Hungarian:
Feketés ágfecske
Italian:
Rondine arboricola australiana
Japanese (romaji):
kibitaitsubame
Japanese:
キビタイツバメ
Lithuanian:
Australinė klifinė kregždė
Dutch:
Australische Boomzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Eukalyptussvale
Norwegian:
Eukalyptussvale
Polish:
jaskółka drzewna
Portuguese:
Andorinha-dos-eucaliptos
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-arborícola
Russian:
Австралийская ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička stromová
Serbian:
Australijska lasta sa drveta
Swedish:
eukalyptussvala
Ukrainian:
Ясківка лісова
Chinese:
树燕
Chinese (Traditional):
樹毛腳燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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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:
Tree Martin ( Hirundo nigricans) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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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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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Tree Martin ( Petrochelidon nigricans) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle des arbres ( Petrochelidon nigricans) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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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 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda 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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Tree Martin ( Hirundo nigricans) [version 1]
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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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo nigricans [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: oreneta dels arbres
Czech: Vlaštovka rezavocelá, vlaštovka rezavočelá
Welsh: Gwennol coed Awstralia
Danish: Australsk Træsvale
German: Baumschwalbe
English: Australian Tree Martin, Tree Martin
English, HBW: Tree Martin
English (IOC): Tree Martin
English (United States): Tree Martin
Esperanto: arba hirundo, Arbohirundo, Eŭkalipta hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina Arborícola, Golondrina de los Árboles
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Arborícola
Spanish (HBW): Tree Martin
Estonian: eukalüptipääsuke
Finnish: Australiankalliopääsky, australianpääsky
French: Hirondelle des arbres
Galician: Andoriña dos eucaliptos
Croatian: lastavica dupljašica
Hungarian: Feketés ágfecske
Indonesian: Layanglayang Pohon, Layang-layang pohon
Italian: Rondine arboricola australiana
Japanese (romaji): kibitaitsubame
Japanese: キビタイツバメ
Scientific: Cecropis nigricans, Hirundo nigricans, Petrochelidon nigricans, Petrochelidon nigricans nigricans
Lithuanian: Australinė klifinė kregždė
Dutch: Australische Boomzwaluw, Boomzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Eukalyptussvale
Norwegian: Eukalyptussvale
Polish: jaskólka drzewna, jaskółka drzewna
Portuguese: Andorinha-dos-eucaliptos
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-arborícola, Andorinha-das-árvores-australiana
Romanian: Rândunică de copac
Russian: Австралийская ласточка, Древесная горная ласточка
Slovak: Lastovička stromová
Serbian: Australijska lasta litičarka, Australijska lasta sa drveta
Swedish: Eukalyptussvala
Turkish: Avustralya ağaç kırlangıcı
Ukrainian: Ясківка лісова
Chinese: 树燕
Chinese (Traditional): 樹毛腳燕

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