Western House-Martin Delichon urbicum Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (44)
- Subspecies (2)
Josep del Hoyo, Angela Turner, Guy M. Kirwan, Nigel Collar, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Huisswael |
| Albanian | Dallëndyshe kërbishtbardhë |
| Armenian | Քաղաքային ծիծեռնակ (Արևմտյան) |
| Asturian | Andarina culublanca (urbicum/meridionale) |
| Azerbaijani | Qərb şəhər qaranquşu |
| Basque | Enara ipurzuria |
| Bulgarian | Градска лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta cuablanca comuna |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白腹毛脚燕（西部） |
| Czech | jiřička obecná |
| Dutch | Huiszwaluw |
| English | Western House-Martin |
| English (India) | Northern House-Martin (Western House-Martin) |
| English (UK) | Western House Martin |
| English (United Arab Emirates) | Western House Martin |
| English (United States) | Western House-Martin |
| Faroese | Lonasvala |
| Finnish | räystäspääsky (urbicum/meridionale) |
| French | Hirondelle de fenêtre |
| French (France) | Hirondelle de fenêtre |
| Galician | Anduriña de cu branco (urbicum/meridionale) |
| German | Mehlschwalbe |
| Greek | (Δυτικό) Σπιτοχελίδονο |
| Hebrew | טסית בתים (מערבית) |
| Icelandic | Bæjasvala |
| Italian | Balestruccio |
| Japanese | ニシイワツバメ（urbicum／meridionale） |
| Lithuanian | Langinė kregždė (urbicum/meridionale) |
| Norwegian | taksvale |
| Persian | چلچله دمگاه سفید (urbicum/meridionale) |
| Polish | oknówka |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinha-dos-beirais (urbicum/meridionale) |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-dos-beirais-ocidental |
| Romanian | Lăstun de casă |
| Russian | Воронок (urbicum/meridionale) |
| Serbian | Gradska lasta |
| Slovak | belorítka obyčajná |
| Slovenian | Mesta lastovka (urbicum/meridionale) |
| Spanish | Avión Común (urbicum/meridionale) |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avión común (urbicum/meridionale) |
| Swedish | hussvala (urbicum/meridionale) |
| Thai | นกนางแอ่นมาตินพันธุ์ยูเรเชีย |
| Turkish | Ev Kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка міська (підвид urbicum/meridionale) |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page.
Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo urbica
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.192.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe = Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DELICHON
- delichon
- urbicum
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
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- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Western House-Martin
