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Red-chested Swallow
Hirundo lucida Hartlaub, KJG 1858
The red-chested swallow is a small non-migratory passerine bird found in West Africa, the Congo Basin and Ethiopia. It has a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
Genus:
Hirundo
Scientific:
Hirundo lucida
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
Genus:
Hirundo
Scientific:
Hirundo lucida
Original description
Citation:
Hartlaub, KJG 1858
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
6, no.31 p.42
Protonym:
Hirundo lucida
Type locality:
Casamance River, Senegal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49379#page/522/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F401ECCF09937442
Avibase ID:
avibase-F401ECCF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F401ECCF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560473
Geographic range:
- Hirundo lucida: patchy in lowland to montane grassland, savanna, marsh, and towns, from western Mauritania and Senegambia eastward to Benin, and riverine habitats in Gabon and along the Congo River in Republic of the Congo and western Democratic Republic of the Congo, and highlands in Ethiopia; some local migration in western African populations
- Hirundo lucida lucida: Sahel and Senegal to Ghana, Togo, and far western Nigeria
- Hirundo lucida rothschildi: central and southwestern Ethiopia
- Hirundo lucida subalaris: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (lower and upper valley of the Congo River), and northern Gabon
Source: Clements checklist
Red-chested Swallow
Afrikaans:
Rooikeelswael
Azerbaijani:
oxuyan qaranquş
Bulgarian:
Червеногърда лястовица
Catalan:
oreneta de Guinea
Czech:
vlaštovka lesklá
Danish:
Rødhalset Svale
German:
Singschwalbe
Greek:
Αφρικαvικό χελιδόvι
Esperanto:
rufbrusta hirundo
Spanish:
Golondrina de Guinea
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina de Guinea
Estonian:
aafrika suitsupääsuke
Basque:
Enara afrikar
Finnish:
guineanhaarapääsky
French:
Hirondelle de Guinée
Croatian:
crvenoprsa lastavica
Italian:
Rondine pettorosso
Japanese (romaji):
afurikatsubame
Japanese:
アフリカツバメ
Lithuanian:
Rausvakrūtė šelmeninė kregždė
Latvian:
Spožā bezdelīga
Dutch:
Roodkeelzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Guineasvale
Norwegian:
Guineasvale
Polish:
jaskółka rdzawogardła
Portuguese:
Andorinha-da-guiné
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-guineense
Romanian:
Rândunică cu guşă rošie
Russian:
Певчая ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička hrdzavohrdlá
Slovenian:
Rdečeprsa lastovka
Serbian:
Crvenogruda lasta
Swedish:
guineasvala
Turkish:
Kızıl gerdanlı kırlangıç
Ukrainian:
Ластівка червоновола
Chinese:
赤胸燕
Chinese (Traditional):
赤胸燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Hirondelle de Guinée ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Hirondelle de Guinée ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Hirundo lucida [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hirundo lucida [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hirundo lucida [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-chested Swallow ( Hirundo lucida) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hirundo lucida [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hirundo lucida [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Rooikeelswael
Azerbaijani: oxuyan qaranquş
Belarusian: Пеўчая ластаўка
Bulgarian: Червеногърда лястовица
Catalan: oreneta de Guinea
Czech: Vlaštovka lesklá
Welsh: Gwennol yddfgoch
Danish: Rødhalset Svale
German: Singschwalbe
Greek: Αφρικαvικό χελιδόvι
English: African Barn Swallow, African Barn-Swallow, Gambian Barn-Swallow, Gambian Swallow, Red chested Swallow, Red-chested Swallow
English (Avilist): Red-chested Swallow
English, HBW: Red-chested Swallow
English (IOC): Red-chested Swallow
English (United States): Red-chested Swallow
Esperanto: rufbrusta hirundo, Ruĝbrusta hirundo, Ruĝbrusta kamphirundo
Spanish: Golondrina de Guinea, Golondrina de Pecho Rojo, Golondrina guineana
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina de Guinea
Spanish (HBW): Red-chested Swallow
Estonian: aafrika suitsupääsuke
Basque: Enara afrikar
Finnish: Guineanhaarapääsky
French: Hirondelle à gorge rousse, Hirondelle à poitrine rousse, Hirondelle de Guinée
French (Guyane): Hirondelle de Guinée
Frisian: Readkielswel
Irish: Fáinleog bhroinndearg
Galician: Andoriña da Guinea
Croatian: crvenoprsa lastavica
Italian: Rondine lucente, Rondine pettorosso
Japanese (romaji): afurikatsubame
Japanese: アフリカツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo lucida, Hirundo lucida lucida
Lithuanian: Rausvakrūtė šelmeninė kregždė
Latvian: Spožā bezdelīga
Dutch: Roodkeelzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Guineasvale
Norwegian: Guineasvale
Polish: jaskólka rdzawogardla, jaskółka rdzawogardła
Portuguese: Andorinha-da-guiné
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinha-da-guiné, andorinha-guineense
Romanian: Rândunică cu guşă rošie
Russian: Певчая (настоящая) ласточка, Певчая ласточка
Slovak: lastovička hrdzavohrdlá
Slovenian: Rdečeprsa lastovka
Serbian: Crvenogruda lasta
Swedish: Guineasvala
Turkish: Kızıl gerdanlı kırlangıç, Kızıl göğüslü kırlangıç
Ukrainian: Ластівка червоновола
Chinese: 赤胸燕
Chinese (Traditional): 赤胸燕
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