white-tailed swallow

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q629675
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white-tailed swallow

Summary

white-tailed swallow is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • white-tailed swallow's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • white-tailed swallow is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • white-tailed swallow's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • white-tailed swallow is classified within Hirundo[6].
  • white-tailed swallow's scientific name is Hirundo megaensis[7].
  • white-tailed swallow's Commons category is recorded as Hirundo megaensis[8].
  • white-tailed swallow's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. megaensis'}[9].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwennol gynffonwen'}[10].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Swallow'}[11].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanzschwalbe'}[12].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Golondrina Coliblanca'}[13].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'oreneta de Sidamo'}[14].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vlaštovka etiopská'}[15].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'valgesaba-pääsuke'}[16].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hvithalesvale'}[17].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белохвостая (настоящая) ласточка'}[18].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オジロツバメ'}[19].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvidhalet Svale'}[20].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkopyrstöpääsky'}[21].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'fehérfarkú fecske'}[22].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'jaskółka białosterna'}[23].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'lastovička bielochvostá'}[24].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'vitstjärtad svala'}[25].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witstaartzwaluw'}[26].
  • white-tailed swallow is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hirondelle à queue blanche'}[27].

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Classification

white-tailed swallow's scientific name is Hirundo megaensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hirundo[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwennol gynffonwen'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Swallow'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanzschwalbe'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Golondrina Coliblanca'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'oreneta de Sidamo'}[14], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vlaštovka etiopská'}[15].

Identifiers

white-tailed swallow's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 11912[28]. white-tailed swallow's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 768640[29]. white-tailed swallow's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5230804[30]. white-tailed swallow's ITIS TSN is recorded as 560474[31].

Why It Matters

white-tailed swallow ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Gwefan Llên Natur. 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 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . 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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