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Red-throated Swallow

Petrochelidon rufigula (Bocage, JVB 1878)

The red-throated cliff swallow, also known as the red-throated swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Gabon, and Zambia. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  (Bocage, JVB 1878)

Reference:
   J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa (1), 6 p.256,269

Protonym:
  Hirundo rufigula

Type locality:
  Caconda, Benguela.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/121117#page/268/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D134B7F057EA1C5D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D134B7F0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D134B7F0


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916680

Geographic range:

  • Petrochelidon rufigula: Gabon and south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola and northwestern Zambia
English:
Red-throated Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta gola-roja
Czech:
vlaštovka rudohrdlá
Danish:
Angolaklippesvale
German:
Rotkehlschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Gorjirroja
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina gorjirroja
Finnish:
angolanpääsky
French:
Hirondelle à gorge fauve
Croatian:
riđogrla lastavica
Italian:
Rondine golarossa
Japanese (romaji):
nodoakasanshokutsubame
Japanese:
ノドアカサンショクツバメ
Lithuanian:
Rusvagurklė klifinė kregždė
Dutch:
Roodkeelklifzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kløftsvale
Norwegian:
Kløftsvale
Polish:
jaskółka rdzaworzytna
Portuguese:
andorinha-de-garganta-amerela
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-de-garganta-ruiva
Russian:
Краногорлая ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička červenohrdlá
Serbian:
Crvenogrla lasta
Swedish:
angolaklippsvala
Ukrainian:
Ясківка червоногорла
Chinese:
红喉燕
Chinese (Traditional):
紅喉燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle à gorge fauve ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle à gorge fauve ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Angolan Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Angolan Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Red-throated Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon rufigula) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Angolan Cliff Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Petrochelidon rufigula [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Petrochelidon rufigula [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Petrochelidon rufigula [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-throated Swallow ( Hirundo rufigula) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo rufigula [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Petrochelidon rufigula [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Rooikeelfamielieswael, Rooikeelfamilieswael
Catalan: oreneta gola-roja
Czech: Vlaštovka angolská, vlaštovka rudohrdlá
Danish: Angolaklippesvale
German: Rotkehlschwalbe
English: Angola Cliff-Swallow, Angolan Cliff Swallow, Angolan Cliff-Swallow, Red throated Swallow, Red-throated Cliff Swallow, Red-throated Cliff-Swallow, Red-throated Swallow, Rock Swallow
English, HBW: Red-throated Swallow
English (IOC): Red-throated Cliff Swallow
English (United States): Red-throated Swallow
English (South Africa): Red-throated Cliff Swallow
Esperanto: Ruĝgorĝa hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina de Garganta Roja, Golondrina Gorgirroja, Golondrina gorjirroja
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Gorgirroja, Golondrina gorjirroja
Spanish (HBW): Red-throated Swallow
Estonian: angoola kaljupääsuke
Finnish: Angolankalliopääsky, angolanpääsky
French: Hirondelle à gorge fauve, Hirondelle de Bocage, Hirondelle des rochers à gorge rousse
Croatian: riđogrla lastavica
Italian: Rondine golarossa
Japanese (romaji): nodoakasanshokutsubame
Japanese: ノドアカサンショクツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo (Petrochelidon) fulva chapmani, Hirundo rufigula, Lecythoplastes rufigula, Petrochelidon chapmani, Petrochelidon rufigula, Petrochelidon rufigula chapmani
Lithuanian: Rusvagurklė klifinė kregždė
Dutch: Roodkeelklifzwaluw, Roodkeel-klifzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kløftsvale
Norwegian: Kløftsvale
Polish: jaskólka rdzaworzytna, jaskółka rdzaworzytna
Portuguese: Andorinha de garganta amerela, andorinha-de-garganta-amerela
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-de-garganta-ruiva
Russian: Краногорлая ласточка, Красногорлая горная ласточка
Slovak: lastovička červenohrdlá
Serbian: Crvenogrla lasta
Swedish: Angolaklippsvala
Turkish: Kırmızı gerdanlı kırlangıç
Ukrainian: Ясківка червоногорла
Chinese: 红喉燕
Chinese (Traditional): 紅喉燕

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