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Tahiti, Pacific or Hill Swallow
Hirundo [tahitica, javanica or domicola] (= Hirundo tahitica) Gmelin, JF 1789
The Pacific swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in tropical southern Asia and the islands of the south Pacific. It is resident apart from some local seasonal movements. This bird is associated with coasts, but is increasingly spreading to forested uplands. The hill swallow was formerly considered conspecific. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
Genus:
Hirundo
Scientific:
Hirundo tahitica
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
Genus:
Hirundo
Scientific:
Hirundo tahitica
Original description
Citation:
Gmelin, JF 1789
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.1016
Protonym:
Hirundo tahitica
Type locality:
Tahiti.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656511
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F445EEB91F799EEC
Avibase ID:
avibase-F445EEB9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F445EEB9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560490
Geographic range:
- Hirundo domicola: southern India and Sri Lanka
- Hirundo tahitica: Moorea and Tahiti (Society Islands, east-central Polynesia)
- Hirundo javanica: southeastern Asia from Andamans to Ryukyu Islands southward through the Philippines and Indonesia to New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tonga (western Polynesia)
- Hirundo javanica javanica: Andamans and Myanmar to Indochina, Sundas, Wallacea, and Philippines
- Hirundo javanica namiyei: Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan) and Taiwan
- Hirundo javanica frontalis: northern and western New Guinea
- Hirundo javanica ambiens: New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
- Hirundo javanica subfusca: New Ireland (northeastern Bismarck Archipelago) to Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tonga
- Hirundo javanica albescens: southern and eastern New Guinea
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Source: Clements checklist
Tahiti, Pacific or Hill Swallow
French:
Hirondelle de Tahiti, H. de Java ou H. des Nilgiri
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tahiti, Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica, javanica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tahiti, Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica, javanica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica or domicola]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pacific or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo [tahitica or domicola]) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Hirondelle de Tahiti ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Pacific Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Hirundo [tahitica, javanica, domicola or neoxena]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: oreneta del Pacífic
Czech: Vlaštovka rezavohrdlá
Danish: Sydindisk Svale
German: Südseeschwalbe
English: Pacific or Hill Swallow, Pacific Swallow, Tahiti, Pacific or Hill Swallow
Esperanto: Pacifika hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina del Pacífico
Estonian: rand-suitsupääsuke
Finnish: Tyynenmerenpääsky
French: Hirondelle de Tahiti, Hirondelle de Tahiti ou H. des Nilgiri, Hirondelle de Tahiti, H. de Java ou H. des Nilgiri
Hungarian: déltengeri fecske
Indonesian: Burung Layang-layang Batu, Layanglayang Batu, Layang-layang batu
Italian: Rondine del Pacifico, Rondine di collina
Japanese (romaji): indotsubame, ryūkyū tsubame, Ryukyu-tsubame
Japanese: インドツバメ, リュウキュウツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 琉球燕
Scientific: Hirundo [tahitica or domicola], Hirundo [tahitica, javanica or domicola], Hirundo tahitica, Hirundo tahitica tahitica
Lithuanian: Taitinė šelmeninė kregždė
Malayalam: കാന കത്രികപ്പക്ഷി
Malay: Burung Layang-layang, Burung Layang-Layang Pasifik, Burung Sualo Batu, Layang-Layang Pasifik
Dutch: Hutzwaluw, Zuidzeezwaluw
Norwegian: Kystsvale
Polish: jaskólka indyjska, jaskólka pacyficzna, jaskółka pacyficzna
Pinyin: yáng bān yàn, yáng yàn
Russian: коричневогорлая ласточка, Тихоокеанская ласточка
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Sethkara Wahilihiniya
Slovak: lastovička tichomorská
Swedish: Kustsvala
Tamil: நாட்டுத் தகைவிலான்
Thai: นกนางแอ่นแปซิฟิก, นกนางแอ่นแปซิฟิค
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-àeen paee-sí-fík
Tahitian: ope'a
Ukrainian: Ластівка південноазійська
Vietnamese: Chim Nhạn đuôi đen
Chinese: 洋斑燕, 洋燕
Chinese (Traditional): 洋斑燕, 洋燕
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 洋燕
Chinese (Taiwan): 洋燕
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