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) |
| Hungarian | Molnárfecske |
| 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
Legend Overview
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)
Western House-Martin Delichon urbicum Scientific name definitions
Josep del Hoyo, Angela Turner, Guy M. Kirwan, Nigel Collar, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Photos from this Account
© Paul Fenwick
Adult
© Sérgio Correia
Adult
© César Gil
Immature
© Simon Colenutt
Immature
© Honza Grünwald
Adult
© Eric Francois Roualet
Adult
© Volker Hesse
© Louis Imbeau
© Ian Davies
© Sergey Shursha
© Rafael Merchante
© raniero massoli novelli
© Mattias Hofstede
© Theodosis Mamais
© Georges Olioso
© Luis Mario Arce
Macaulay Library Photos for Western House-Martin
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