Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis] (Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed])

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Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed]

Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis] (= Hirundapus cochinchinensis cochinchinensis) (Oustalet, J-FÉ 1878)

Classification

Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Hirundapus
Scientific:
  Hirundapus cochinchinensis cochinchinensis

Original description

Citation:
(Oustalet, J-FÉ 1878)

Reference:
Bull. (Sci.) Soc. Philomath. [Paris] (7), 2 p.52

Protonym:
Chaetura cochinchinensis

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31629192

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
E9A8C9AAD51995C5

Avibase ID:
avibase-E9A8C9AA

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E9A8C9AA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554986

Geographic range:

Hirundapus cochinchinensis cochinchinensis: E Himalayas to SE Asia; winters to Sumatra and Java
Hirundapus cochinchinensis formosanus: Taiwan

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed]
French:
Martinet de Cochinchine [cochinchinensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed] ( Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed] ( Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed] ( Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed] ( Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed] ( Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed] ( Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed] ( Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed] ( Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed] ( Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Hirundapus cochinchinensis

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bengali: চাঁদপিঠ সুইবাতাসি
Catalan: Falciot cuaespinós de la Cotxinxina
Czech: rorýs bělořitý
Danish: Sølvrygget Tornhalesejler
German: Graukehlsegler
English: Silver-backed Needletail, Silver-backed Needletail [Silver-backed]
Spanish: Vencejo de la Cochinchina
Estonian: hallkurk-kammsaba
Finnish: luotikiitäjä
French: Martinet de Cochinchine, Martinet de Cochinchine [cochinchinensis]
Hungarian: szürketorkú sarlósfecske
Indonesian: Kapinis jarum putih
Italian: Rondone codaspinosa dal sottocoda bianco
Japanese (romaji): kurobitaiharioamatsubame
Japanese: クロビタイハリオアマツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 腰白針尾雨燕
Scientific: Chaetura cochinchinensis, Hirundapus cochinchinensis, Hirundapus cochinchinensis [cochinchinensis], Hirundapus cochinchinensis cochinchinensis
Lithuanian: Gelsvagurklis hirundapas
Malay: Layang-Layang Rengkong Putih
Dutch: Witbuikstekelstaartgierzwaluw
Norwegian: Sølvryggseiler
Polish: iglosternik indochinski, igłosternik indochiński
Pinyin: bái-bèi zhēn-wěi yǔ-yàn
Russian: Стриж серебристый иглохвостый
Slovak: srp sedlatý
Swedish: Silverryggad taggstjärtseglare
Thai: นกแอ่นใหญ่หัวตาดำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen yày hŭa-taa-dam
Vietnamese: Yến đuôi nhọn lưng bạc
Chinese: 灰喉針尾雨燕, 白背针尾雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 灰喉針尾雨燕
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 灰喉針尾雨燕
Chinese (Taiwan): 灰喉针尾雨燕