Common House Martin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q26055
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Common House Martin

Summary

Common House Martin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,427 views/month, #1,312 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common House Martin received the Bird of the Year[3].
  • Common House Martin received the Bird of the Year[4].
  • Common House Martin received the Bird of the Year[5].
  • Common House Martin's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Common House Martin is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • Common House Martin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[8].
  • Common House Martin belongs to the parent taxon Delichon[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Common House Martin is Delichon urbicum[10].
  • Common House Martin's Commons category is recorded as Delichon urbicum[11].
  • Common House Martin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Delichon urbicum[12].
  • Common House Martin's Commons gallery is recorded as Delichon urbicum[13].
  • Common House Martin's described by source is recorded as Q12049440[14].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common House Martin'}[15].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mehlschwalbe'}[16].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avión común occidental'}[17].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hirondelle de fenêtre'}[18].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Balestruccio'}[19].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Воронок'}[20].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Huiszwaluw'}[21].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bysvale'}[22].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Taksvale'}[23].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Huisswael'}[24].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニシイワツバメ'}[25].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'räystäspääsky'}[26].
  • Common House Martin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'jiřička obecná'}[27].

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Classification

Common House Martin's scientific name is Delichon urbicum[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It belongs to the parent taxon Delichon[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mehlschwalbe'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avión común occidental'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hirondelle de fenêtre'}[18], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Balestruccio'}[19], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Воронок'}[20].

Identifiers

Common House Martin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 88116[28]. Common House Martin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511468[29]. Common House Martin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2489214[30]. Common House Martin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726115[31].

Why It Matters

Common House Martin ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,427 views/month, #1,312 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Common House Martin receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3], Bird of the Year[4], and Bird of the Year[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id C3399
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  2. 6w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id 69462
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8854]]: 69462, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102089006|Mehlschwalbe (#102089006)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3987|Salzburgwiki – Taxons"
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