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Horus Swift

Apus horus (Heuglin, MT 1869)

The Horus swift is a small bird in the swift family. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa. It has an extensive continuous distribution from eastern and southern South Africa north to southern Zambia and central Mozambique, and has recently colonised the De Hoop Nature Reserve area of the Western Cape. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Apus
Scientific:
  Apus horus

Original description

Citation:
  (Heuglin, MT 1869)

Reference:
   Orn. Nordost-Afr. 1 p.147

Protonym:
  Cypselus affinis var. Cypselus Horus

Type locality:
  Northeastern Africa.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33699394

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FF79A533E7CD3CDF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FF79A533

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FF79A533

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555016

Geographic range:

  • Apus horus: Widespread intra-African migrant south of the Sahara
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Horus Swift
Catalan:
Falciot horus
Czech:
rorýs Hórův
Danish:
Horussejler
German:
Horussegler
Spanish:
Vencejo Horus
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo Horus
Finnish:
törmäkiitäjä
French:
Martinet horus
Croatian:
riječna čiopa
Hungarian:
földi sarlósfecske
Icelandic:
Sólarsvölungur
Italian:
Rondone di Horus
Japanese (romaji):
ho-rasuamatsubame
Japanese:
ホーラスアマツバメ
Lithuanian:
Etiopinis čiurlys
Dutch:
Horusgierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Horusseglar
Norwegian:
Horusseiler
Polish:
jerzyk białogardły
Portuguese:
andorinhão-das-barreiras
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-das-barreiras
Russian:
Эфиопский стриж
Slovak:
dážďovník norový
Serbian:
Horusova čiopa
Swedish:
horusseglare
Ukrainian:
Серпокрилець ефіопський
Chinese:
白眉雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
白眉雨燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Horus Swift ( Apus horus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Horus or Loanda Swift ( Apus [horus or toulsoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Horus or Loanda Swift ( Apus [horus or toulsoni])
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 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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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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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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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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 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:
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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 6.5 incl. 2010 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 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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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 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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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):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Apus horus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Horuswindswael
Catalan: Falciot horus
Czech: Rorýs horus, rorýs Hórův
Welsh: Coblyn Horws
Danish: Horussejler
German: Horussegler
English: Horus or Loanda Swift, Horus Swift
English, HBW: Horus Swift
English (IOC): Horus Swift
English (Kenya): Horus Swift
English (United States): Horus Swift
Esperanto: Horusapuso
Spanish: Vencejo Horus
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo Horus
Spanish (HBW): Horus Swift
Estonian: Kaldapiiritaja, kaldapiiritaja (kalda-piirpääsuke), kalda-piirpääsuke
Finnish: Törmäkiitäjä
French: Martinet horus, Martinet horus ou M. de Loanda
Frisian: Horustoerswel
Irish: Gabhlán Hóras
Galician: Cirrio das barreiras
Croatian: riječna čiopa
Hungarian: földi sarlósfecske
Icelandic: Sólarsvölungur
Italian: Rondone di Horus
Japanese (romaji): ho-rasuamatsubame
Japanese: ホアラスアマツバメ, ホーラスアマツバメ
Kwangali: Sisampamema
Scientific: Apus [horus or toulsoni], Apus horus, Apus horus horus, Cypselus affinis var. Cypselus Horus
Lithuanian: Etiopinis čiurlys
Latvian: Horus svīre
Dutch: Horusgierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Horusseglar
Norwegian: Horusseiler
Polish: jerzyk bialogardly, jerzyk białogardły
Portuguese: Andorinhão horus, andorinhão-das-barreiras
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-das-barreiras
Romanian: Drepnea Horus
Russian: Стриж Горуса, Эфиопский стриж
Slovak: dáždovník norový, dážďovník norový
Serbian: Horusova čiopa
Sotho, Southern: Lehaqasi
Swedish: Horusseglare
Swahili: Teleka Koo-kijivu
Tswana: Pêolwane
Turkish: Horus Ebabili
Tsonga: Nkonjana
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець ефіопський
Chinese: 白眉雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 白眉雨燕

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