Black-capped Swallow

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q28866917
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Black-capped Swallow

Summary

Black-capped Swallow is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black-capped Swallow's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Black-capped Swallow is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Black-capped Swallow's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Black-capped Swallow belongs to the parent taxon Atticora[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Black-capped Swallow is Atticora pileata[7].
  • Black-capped Swallow's Commons category is recorded as Atticora pileata[8].
  • Black-capped Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-capped Swallow'}[9].
  • Black-capped Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Golondrina cabecinegra'}[10].
  • Black-capped Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hettesvale'}[11].
  • Black-capped Swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'andorinha-de-cabeça-preta'}[12].
  • Black-capped Swallow's protonym of is recorded as Notiochelidon pileata[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Black-capped Swallow is Atticora pileata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Atticora[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[9], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Golondrina cabecinegra'}[10], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hettesvale'}[11], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'andorinha-de-cabeça-preta'}[12].

Identifiers

Black-capped Swallow's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144784[14]. Black-capped Swallow's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6086635[15].

Why It Matters

Black-capped Swallow ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . avesdomundo.info. Retrieved . avesdomundo.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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