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German's Swiftlet

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German's Swiftlet

Summary

German's Swiftlet is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • German's Swiftlet's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • German's Swiftlet is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • German's Swiftlet belongs to the parent taxon Aerodramus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, German's Swiftlet is Aerodramus germani[6].
  • German's Swiftlet's Commons category is recorded as Aerodramus germani[7].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'corgoblyn German'}[8].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Germain's Swiftlet"}[9].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Oustaletsalangane'}[10].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Salangana de Oustalet'}[11].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'randsalangaan'}[12].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kystsalangan'}[13].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Салангана Германа'}[14].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'マレーアナツバメ'}[15].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kystsalangan'}[16].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Oustalet-szalangána'}[17].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'salangana indochińska'}[18].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'salangána pobrežná'}[19].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'kustsalangan'}[20].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Oustalets Salangaan'}[21].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Salangane de German'}[22].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Salangana di German'}[23].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกแอ่นกินรัง'}[24].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Walet sarang-putih germain'}[25].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Malaiensalangane'}[26].
  • German's Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'andorinhão-de-germain'}[27].

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Classification

German's Swiftlet's scientific name is Aerodramus germani[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Aerodramus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'corgoblyn German'}[8], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Germain's Swiftlet"}[9], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Oustaletsalangane'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Salangana de Oustalet'}[11], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'randsalangaan'}[12], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kystsalangan'}[13].

Identifiers

German's Swiftlet's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144632[28]. German's Swiftlet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2336751[29]. German's Swiftlet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7342328[30]. German's Swiftlet's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1149401[31].

Why It Matters

German's Swiftlet ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . avesdomundo.info. Retrieved . avesdomundo.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . 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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