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Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena Gould, J 1842

The welcome swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Hirundo
Scientific:
  Hirundo neoxena


Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1842

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1842), Part 1, 0 no.117 p.131

Protonym:
  Hirundo neoxena

Type locality:
  'the whole of the southern coast of Australia and Van Diemen's Land' = Tasmania.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96442#page/283/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F8F6B79557EFD5FA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F8F6B795

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F8F6B795


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560475

Geographic range:

  • Hirundo neoxena neoxena: breeds in southeastern and eastern Australia, including Tasmania, with some of the population migrating north to northeastern Australia, and on Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. In the mid 20th century also colonized New Zealand, Norfolk Island, and the Chatham Islands
  • Hirundo neoxena carteri: SW Western Australia (North West Cape to about Eyre); >n
English:
Welcome Swallow
Catalan:
oreneta d'Austràlia
Czech:
vlaštovka šedobřichá
Danish:
Australsk Landsvale
German:
Glücksschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Australiana
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Australiana
Finnish:
australianhaarapääsky
French:
Hirondelle messagère
Croatian:
australska lastavica
Icelandic:
Morgunsvala
Italian:
Rondine benvenuta
Japanese (romaji):
o-sutorariatsubame
Japanese:
オーストラリアツバメ
Lithuanian:
Naujosios Gvinėjos šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch:
Welkomzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Pionérsvale
Norwegian:
Pionérsvale
Polish:
jaskółka australijska
Portuguese:
andorinha-australiana
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-australiana
Russian:
Краснолобая ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička štebotavá
Serbian:
Lasta domaćin
Swedish:
välkomstsvala
Ukrainian:
Ластівка австралійська
Chinese:
迎燕
Chinese (Traditional):
喜燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Welcome Swallow ( Hirundo neoxena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Welcome Swallow ( Hirundo neoxena) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Welcome Swallow ( Hirundo neoxena) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Welcome Swallow ( Hirundo neoxena)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle messagère ( Hirundo neoxena) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Welcome Swallow ( Hirundo neoxena) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo neoxena [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hirundo neoxena [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Hirundo [tahitica, domicola or neoxena] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Azerbaijani: Yeni Qvineya qaranquşu
Catalan: oreneta d'Austràlia
Czech: Vlaštovka Gouldova, vlaštovka šedobřichá
Danish: Australsk Landsvale
German: Glücksschwalbe
English: Welcome Swallow
English, HBW: Welcome Swallow
English (IOC): Welcome Swallow
English (United States): Welcome Swallow
Esperanto: Aŭstralia hirundo, gasta hirundo
Spanish: Golondrina Australiana
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Australiana
Spanish (HBW): Welcome Swallow
Estonian: austraalia suitsupääsuke
Finnish: australianhaarapääsky
French: Hirondelle messagère
Croatian: australska lastavica
Icelandic: Morgunsvala
Italian: Rondine benvenuta
Japanese (romaji): oasutorariatsubame, o-sutorariatsubame
Japanese: オアストラリアツバメ, オーストラリアツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo neoxena, Hirundo neoxena neoxena, Hirundo tahitica neoxena
Lithuanian: Naujosios Gvinėjos šelmeninė kregždė
Dutch: Welkomzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Pionérsvale
Norwegian: Pionersvale, Pionérsvale
Polish: jaskólka australijska, jaskółka australijska
Portuguese: andorinha-australiana
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-australiana
Russian: Краснолобая ласточка, Новогвинейская (настоящая) ласточка, Новогвинейская ласточка
Slovak: Lastovička štebotavá
Serbian: Lasta domaćin
Swedish: Australisk svala, välkomstsvala
Turkish: Haberci kırlangıç
Ukrainian: Ластівка австралійська
Chinese: 迎燕
Chinese (Traditional): 喜燕

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