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Red-throated Swallow
Petrochelidon rufigula (Bocage, 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, 1878)
Reference:
J.Sci.Math.Phys.Nat.Lisboa(1) p.256,269
Protonym:
Hirundo rufigula
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39190372
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 s-c Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola and nw Zambia
Source: Clements checklist
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
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. 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] |
| 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] |
| 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 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Red-throated Cliff Swallow ( Petrochelidon 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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Other synonyms
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 rouss, 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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