Tawny-headed Swallow Alopochelidon fucata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Monotypic
Sophia Catherine Orzechowski
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 5, 2010
Text last updated April 5, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Ръждивоглава лястовица |
| Catalan | oreneta cap-rogenca |
| Croatian | riđoglavi piljak |
| Dutch | Bruinkopzwaluw |
| English | Tawny-headed Swallow |
| English (United States) | Tawny-headed Swallow |
| Estonian | ruugepea-pääsuke |
| French | Hirondelle fardée |
| French (Canada) | Hirondelle fardée |
| German | Fuchsschwalbe |
| Japanese | キツネツバメ |
| Norwegian | rusthodesvale |
| Polish | jaskółeczka rudogłowa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinha-morena |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-morena |
| Russian | Лисья ласточка |
| Serbian | Riđolika lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička savanová |
| Spanish | Golondrina Cabecicastaña |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Golondrina Cabeza Rojiza |
| Spanish (Chile) | Golondrina de cabeza rojiza |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Golondrina cabeza rojiza |
| Spanish (Peru) | Golondrina de Cabeza Leonada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina cabecicastaña |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Golondrina Cara Rojiza |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Golondrina Cabecitostada |
| Swedish | rosthuvudsvala |
| Turkish | Kızıl Başlı Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка рудоголова |
Alopochelidon fucata (Temminck, 1822)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo fucata
Temminck, 1822. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.27, pl.161 fig.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil ; vicinity of the City of Sao Paulo suggested as type locality by Pinto, 1944, Aves do Brasil, pt. 2, p. 316.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ALOPOCHELIDON
- fucata / fucatus
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)
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Distribution of the Tawny-headed Swallow
