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Alpine Swift (melba)
Tachymarptis melba melba (Linnaeus, C 1758)
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Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Tachymarptis
Scientific:
Tachymarptis melba melba
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Tachymarptis
Scientific:
Tachymarptis melba melba
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.192
Protonym:
Hirundo Melba
Type locality:
Gibraltar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/212/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E4AE83273FE356F6
Avibase ID:
avibase-E4AE8327
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E4AE8327
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 723222
Geographic range:
- Tachymarptis melba melba: southern Europe to Türkiye and northwestern Iran; winters Afrotropics
Source: Clements checklist
Alpine Swift (melba)
French:
Martinet à ventre blanc (melba)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Alpine Swift (melba) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Alpine Swift (melba) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Alpine Swift (melba) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Alpine Swift (nominate) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Alpine Swift (nominate) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Alpine Swift (nominate) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Alpine Swift (nominate) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Alpine Swift (nominate) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Alpine Swift (nominate) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Alpine Swift (nominate) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Alpine Swift (nominate) ( Tachymarptis melba melba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apus melba melba [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tachymarptis melba melba [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Tachymarptis melba
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Ballester
German: Alpensegler-melba
English: Alpine Swift, Alpine Swift (melba), Alpine Swift (nominate), Northern Alpine Swift
French: Martinet à ventre blanc, Martinet à ventre blanc (melba), Martinet à ventre blanc (nominal), Martinet à ventre blanc (nominale), Martinet à ventre blanc (race nominale), Martinet alpin à ventre blanc
Scientific: Apus melba, Apus melba melba, Cypselus alpinus, Hirundo Melba, Tachymarptis melba melba
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