Asian House Martin
Delichon dasypus(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Asian House Martin
The Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Delichon dasypus
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Asian House Martin
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Delichon dasypus cashmeriense
- Delichon dasypus nigrimentale
- Delichon dasypus dasypus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chelidon dasypus
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Borneo.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.343
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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